There's been much debate about how to handle overweight passengers on flights. While some airlines may charge for an extra seat, not all do — and now a flight attendant allegedly snapped a photo on an American Airlines flight and of course it has been leaked to the press.
While it's hard not to feel bad for the passenger, you have to take into account that he's a major safety hazard in an evacuation, a gross inconvenience for the cabin crew, and probably a totally unacceptable traveling companion for the poor guy next to him.
American Airlines did not comment except to say, "We cannot verify the authenticity of that photograph, nor do we know who might have taken the photo. But gotdamn, we would never operate a flight like that with anyone or anything blocking an aisle and not seated properly."
