Kevin Smith is too fat to fly

[DetroitSportsFan]

Kevin Smith was thrown off a Southwest Airlines flight yesterday for being a "safety risk" -- a polite way of saying he was deemed too fat to fly.

Smith was flying from Oakland to Burbank and was, according to his own tweets, already seated and ready to go when a Southwest attendant named Suzanne "told me Captain Leysath deemed me a 'safety risk.'"

He flew into Oakland on a SW flight, and tweeted later (along with the photo on the right) that he eventually flew out on one as well.

Smith also received a $100 voucher for his trouble and a few apologetic tweets from SWA, but based on the number of four-letter words used on Smith's Twitter page ... we don't think the apology was accepted.

http://www.tmz.com/2010/02/14/kevin-...#ixzz0fYGiWolU

[Batman1980]

Yeah I just stopped following him on Twitter because he wouldn't shut up about it.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Wolverine1980

Yeah I just stopped following him on Twitter because he wouldn't shut up about it.

I had no idea he was the director of "Cop Out" until I saw his Twitter page.

[Beast]

He'd lost a ton of weight recently. So I'm kinda surprised by this. Unless he packed it back on.

Maybe the pilot just didn't like Dogma or something and decided to use the "Fat Clause" to boot him.

[Lord_Stewie]

I still find the idea of charging someone two tickets because of being overweight are both demeaning and disturbing as well.

[WyldeMan45]

When I saw him last year on a talk show, I couldn't believe how HUGE he'd gotten. He told a story on that show about being so fat he actually broke a toilet while sitting on it. Yeah buddy, time to lose about 150lbs.

[My_Two_Cents]

Originally Posted by Lord_Stewie

I still find the idea of charging someone two tickets because of being overweight are both demeaning and disturbing as well.

I'd like to hear your thoughts after spending 2 hours on a flight squished next to a 400+ pound guy who's leg, arm, chest and belly flab is pressed up against you and sweating. Trust me, it's not pleasant.

I fly nearly every week, and feel very strongly that if you can't keep all parts of your body confined to the area between your arm rests, you need to purchase two tickets. I should not have to sacrifice my comfort (what little there is when I have to fly SW or coach) just so some 'large' individual does not get their feelings hurt by being required to purchase two seats.

[xtop]

Mr. Smith originally purchased two Southwest seats on a flight from Oakland to Burbank – as he's been known to do when traveling on Southwest. He decided to change his plans and board an earlier flight to Burbank, which technically means flying standby. As you may know, airlines are not able to clear standby passengers until all Customers are boarded. When the time came to board Mr. Smith, we had only a single seat available for him to occupy.

[xtop]

did nobody read my post..or the story?

[Lord_Stewie]

Originally Posted by xtop

did nobody read my post..or the story?

I read it.

[Clark Kent]

But Southwest's policy has less to do about the comfort of their customers, and more to do with fuel costs. It is merely couched in the guise of preventing neighboring passengers any discomfort. You can bet the policy was implemented because of fuel costs. Every single pound that goes up in the air costs an airline extra money. If it was up to the airline, the only passengers that could board the plane would be 100-pound women who fly naked with no luggage.

[DetroitSportsFan]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

If it was up to the airline, the only passengers that could board the plane would be 100-pound women who fly naked with no luggage.

I wouldn't mind flying on that airline.

[Offender_Mullet]

The "smodcast" with him telling the story is hilarious.

[Icedburden]

Originally Posted by Clark Kent

If it was up to the airline, the only passengers that could board the plane would be 100-pound women who fly naked with no luggage.

You sir just became an executive at my new airline, Make-me Nakie Airlines. Where all planes are as sexy as the passengers. Tell me if you're interested.

[Sussudio]

Originally Posted by xtop

did nobody read my post..or the story?

Ha what were you confused about? He had originally purchased 2 seats, but when he tried to switch to a different flight, THAT one only had one seat available thus the situation that spawned out of it.