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Rewarding Obesity, Southwest Giving Free Second Seats To 'Customers of Size'
2023-12-16
[ZERO] Southwest Airlines is receiving a mix of praise and scorn over a policy giving obese passengers free seats to hold their overabundant girth. Basic economics suggests that it will result in healthy passengers subsidizing the humungous. Worse, some thin passengers will get booted from flights to make room.

Southwest didn't announce its "Customer of Size" policy with fanfare. Rather, it came to wide public attention after fat TikTokkers started educating each other on how to take advantage of it.

Southwest has caved to the cattle.

’Customers of size’ will now receive a free extra seat to accommodate their poor health decisions.

Yes. Even if the airline is overbooked.
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