Why is flying such a nightmare these days? From safety concerns to chronically canceled flights, the public has lost nearly all confidence in the airline industry.
Starting Tuesday, Southwest Airlines is enacting its controversial new policy that will raise ticket prices for plus-size passengers.“To ensure space, we are communicating to Customers who have previously used the extra seat policy that they should purchase it at booking,” Southwest reps said in a statement regarding the policy change.
That marks a stark change from the current “Customizer of Size” mandate, which allows plus-size passengers to proactively purchase an additional seat with the option of being refunded later, or request a free extra seat at the airport. By contrast, the new mandate stipulates that the second seat is only refundable if the flight is not fully booked and if both of the passenger’s tickets are booked in the same fare class. In addition, the flyer needs to request the refund within 90 days of the plane trip. Daredevil reveals he was paid 'embarrassing amount' from Netflix after climbing iconic skyscraper without ropesWomen do find men with big penises more attractive, academic study confirms Critics were quick to lambast Southwest, which has long been seen as a haven for plus-size passengers in the otherwise unfriendly skies. “I think it’s going to make the flying experience worse for everybody,” previously declared Jason Vaughn, an Orlando travel agent who shares travel tips for plus-size tourists on his website Fat Travel Tested.“To ensure space, we are communicating to Customers who have previously used the extra seat policy that they should purchase it at booking,” Southwest reps said in a statement. Tigress Osborn, the executive director of the National Association to Advance Fat Acceptance, seconded his sentiment. “Southwest was the only beacon of hope for many fat people who otherwise wouldn’t have been flying,” she lamented, per the praised an upcoming airline policy change, “Why don’t they just make them fly cargo?” the shock jock asked on “The Breakfast Club” radio show as his crew discussed the revised rules.This new measure is part of an overall trend of Southwest rolling back popular policies that passengers felt helped distinguish it from the competition.Starting Tuesday — the same day as the plus-size seating policy goes into effect — travelers will be assigned seats in advance, increasing their odds of ending up in the dreaded middle seat.The sandwich merchant will reward 737 passengers who fly on Tuesday with a $20 Subway gift card that they can redeem for their choice of a footlong sandwich or other menu items.Patriots staying in Denver due to weather comes with coach's Super Bowl bus threat Daredevil reveals he was paid 'embarrassing amount' from Netflix after climbing iconic skyscraper without ropesEvangeline Lilly shares treatment plan after traumatic brain injury: ‘I have spent a lot of money’"To ensure space, we are communicating to Customers who have previously used the extra seat policy that they should purchase it at booking," Southwest reps said in a statement.
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