What is common are overweight people. So, to me, this is the usual fat-discrimination story. It's one of the few aggregious forms of discrimination still found to be politically correct, even though more than half of U.S. is overweight. If all the fat people got together against all the regular or underweight ones, they would finally have their day. What is UNCOMMON with airlines are a sufficient number of seat belt extenders on these flights for those with some added girth (or even bodily injuries that the seat belt needs to be worked around). Another UNCOMMON thing are seats that fit people other than the most common or tiny body forms. My close friend is a semi-pro football player, so he still uses coach seating. It practically cripples him each time he flies. For me, the amount of times I've flown and had the backs of people's heads almost laying on my crotch during the flight, or tiny children able to literally continue kicking the back of my seat throughout much of a cross-country flight, while my seat is upright, speaks to a much different situation. The airlines needs to put in realistic seating sizes, along with realistic leg room, and return to it being even remotely fun for people to fly. Presently, it is torturous for many to travel by airline, in so many ways, including the excessive security at the airports. Body size is the least of the issues in my opinion. Personally, I found it offensive to even see this article (which I read with great reluctance), as it just confirms for me yet again how much negative, fear-based and malicious reporting the media gets away with. It just keeps the fires of hatred, oppression & discrimination burning. And over what? Body fat? Really people. Is there nothing better you can find to be outraged over? Personally, I don't think this is the whole & true story. You're telling me that on a large flight such as this man (who stood up) was on, not one human being on there was willing to just switch seats with him? I'm betting there was a bit of grandstanding and some righteous indignation involved here that isn't showing up in this tidbit of a story. And AOL should be ashamed for even high-lighting this article as newsworthy. Is there no true news on this planet anymore? Common sense went out the window long ago. I'm hoping to see a return of it someday. Now that WOULD be a true pleasure!