United Airlines to charge obese passengers for the extra space

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4-16-2009 @ 9:50AM

Shawn said...

Damnit, Joe said exactly what I was going to say. I agree with United though - you pay for the space you are going to use.

It would be like renting a car to move your couch. The rental company sure won't give you a truck upgrade for free just because your couch won't fit in the car :)

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