Last year, Clark told a story about flying on a little commuter plane that had been re-purposed to carry 50 passengers -- instead of the 6 people it was originally intended to seat! The crux of Clark's story hung on the fact that he was seated next to an obese passenger, which made it a very uncomfortable flight.
Boy, the reaction we got from that story.
Now, United Airlines is empowering its flight attendants to eyeball customers and determine who needs one seat and who needs two. Those who are particularly overweight won't be allowed to fly unless they purchase a second seat.
In essence, the United flight attendants are playing the fat police!
So whose rights should come first? The overweight flier, or the normal-sized passenger who needs to sit next to that individual? That's the topic of this week's poll.
Be sure to vote and make your voice heard! In other airline news, a couple of Dallas-based carriers are in the red. Clark's "girlfriend," Southwest Airlines, is losing money and even trying to get employees to take buyouts and leave.
Meanwhile, American Airlines has been having a lot of union issues. Their union workers took huge pay cuts to prevent the company from going into bankruptcy. But then when times got better, American paid huge bonuses to its executives instead of compensating the union workers. That's not a good way to build loyalty among the rank and file.
