British Airways offers free companion fare

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This one has to take the cake! The Federal Aviation Administration has to step in SOON before travelers are nickled and dimed to death. Some of the inacted measures seem reasonable, but for budget-conscious travelers (which in today's economy is most of us); the very least we can expect on a 10 hour flight is to sit next to our spouse, significant other, ELDERLY PARENT, friend without having to pay an additional fee. Personally I want to see ALL the airlines invoke a surcharge for overweight passangers, which is no different than that for overweight luggage. The theory behind it is the same. When checking in, one would simply have his or hers BMI checked and for each point over a reasonably decided figure, the fee would increase EXPONENTIALLY. Come on AIRLINES - let's see you attack that SIGNIFICANT PROBLEM!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

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