Should overweight people pay extra? Canada says no. {Gadling}

Feb 28th 2008 5:01PM All the logistics of who-pays-for-what aside, why aren't the airlines being proactive and making the seats more comfortable for everyone, not just those termed obese? Come on, don't tell me that you aren't more comfortable in a big lounge chair than in a cramped, tiny seat. How many of you have children's furniture for your own use in your homes? The seats in first class are noticeably larger than those in "economy"/"coach"/"sardines". Those seats could be installed throughout the entire aircraft.

It's a comfort versus cost issue, and the bottom line is, how big is your bottom supposed to be when you fly? And who gets to decide how comfortable you are? If the seats are too small for your comfort and you don't let the airline know that you find it unacceptable who's to blame?