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[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Aussie airlines refuse 'fat' tax [/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']QANTAS and Virgin will not charge obese passengers for two seats despite international adoption of such a policy by international airline Air France-KLM. [/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Air France-KLM says that, for ''safety'' reasons, large passengers will have to pay an additional 75 per cent of the original ticket price (excluding tax and surcharges) for an adjacent seat.[/FONT]
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People unable to fit in a single seat will have to slot the belt buckle into the plug of the next - stretching over both seats.
The new measure will apply to passengers who book tickets on Air France-KLM flights starting on February 1 for all flights after April 1.
Customers will receive refunds if their flights are not sold out.
However, Qantas and Virgin have confirmed they will not adopt the policy.
A spokeswoman for Virgin Blue said most overweight people who did not fit into one seat were aware of the problem, and many bought two seats for their own comfort.
''There is no formal policy'', the spokeswoman said.
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[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']''However, if a guest does not fit into a seat on a full flight they will be moved to the next available flight, and we have no plans to follow the example of Air France-KLM,'' she said.
A spokeswoman for Qantas said the airline did everything it could to meet the needs of customers.
''Should a customer require extra space on a flight, we seat them next to an empty seat where possible,'' she said.
''However, the only way for a customer to guarantee extra space is to either purchase two economy seats or fly business or first class.
''But we have no plans to implement anything that would force them to do so.''
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[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']An average plane seat is 43 centimetres wide.[/FONT]
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Aussie airlines refuse 'fat' tax
January 21, 2010 12: Those who do not fit into a seat will be moved to the next available flight.
QANTAS and Virgin will not charge obese passengers for two seats despite international adoption of such a policy by international airline Air France-KLM.
Air France-KLM says that, for ''safety'' reasons, large passengers will have to pay an additional 75 per cent of the original ticket price (excluding tax and surcharges) for an adjacent seat.
People unable to fit in a single seat will have to slot the belt buckle into the plug of the next - stretching over both seats.
The new measure will apply to passengers who book tickets on Air France-KLM flights starting on February 1 for all flights after April 1.
Customers will receive refunds if their flights are not sold out.
However, Qantas and Virgin have confirmed they will not adopt the policy.
A spokeswoman for Virgin Blue said most overweight people who did not fit into one seat were aware of the problem, and many bought two seats for their own comfort.
''There is no formal policy'', the spokeswoman said.
''However, if a guest does not fit into a seat on a full flight they will be moved to the next available flight, and we have no plans to follow the example of Air France-KLM,'' she said.
A spokeswoman for Qantas said the airline did everything it could to meet the needs of customers.
''Should a customer require extra space on a flight, we seat them next to an empty seat where possible,'' she said.
''However, the only way for a customer to guarantee extra space is to either purchase two economy seats or fly business or first class.
''But we have no plans to implement anything that would force them to do so.''
An average plane seat is 43 centimetres wide.
- [FONT='Times New Roman','serif']January 21, 2010 12:22PM [/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']QANTAS and Virgin will not charge obese passengers for two seats despite international adoption of such a policy by international airline Air France-KLM. [/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']Air France-KLM says that, for ''safety'' reasons, large passengers will have to pay an additional 75 per cent of the original ticket price (excluding tax and surcharges) for an adjacent seat.[/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']
People unable to fit in a single seat will have to slot the belt buckle into the plug of the next - stretching over both seats.
The new measure will apply to passengers who book tickets on Air France-KLM flights starting on February 1 for all flights after April 1.
Customers will receive refunds if their flights are not sold out.
However, Qantas and Virgin have confirmed they will not adopt the policy.
A spokeswoman for Virgin Blue said most overweight people who did not fit into one seat were aware of the problem, and many bought two seats for their own comfort.
''There is no formal policy'', the spokeswoman said.
[/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']''However, if a guest does not fit into a seat on a full flight they will be moved to the next available flight, and we have no plans to follow the example of Air France-KLM,'' she said.
A spokeswoman for Qantas said the airline did everything it could to meet the needs of customers.
''Should a customer require extra space on a flight, we seat them next to an empty seat where possible,'' she said.
''However, the only way for a customer to guarantee extra space is to either purchase two economy seats or fly business or first class.
''But we have no plans to implement anything that would force them to do so.''
[/FONT]
[FONT='Times New Roman','serif']An average plane seat is 43 centimetres wide.[/FONT]
Don't play with the buttons!!
Tail Wheel
Aussie airlines refuse 'fat' tax
January 21, 2010 12: Those who do not fit into a seat will be moved to the next available flight.
QANTAS and Virgin will not charge obese passengers for two seats despite international adoption of such a policy by international airline Air France-KLM.
Air France-KLM says that, for ''safety'' reasons, large passengers will have to pay an additional 75 per cent of the original ticket price (excluding tax and surcharges) for an adjacent seat.
People unable to fit in a single seat will have to slot the belt buckle into the plug of the next - stretching over both seats.
The new measure will apply to passengers who book tickets on Air France-KLM flights starting on February 1 for all flights after April 1.
Customers will receive refunds if their flights are not sold out.
However, Qantas and Virgin have confirmed they will not adopt the policy.
A spokeswoman for Virgin Blue said most overweight people who did not fit into one seat were aware of the problem, and many bought two seats for their own comfort.
''There is no formal policy'', the spokeswoman said.
''However, if a guest does not fit into a seat on a full flight they will be moved to the next available flight, and we have no plans to follow the example of Air France-KLM,'' she said.
A spokeswoman for Qantas said the airline did everything it could to meet the needs of customers.
''Should a customer require extra space on a flight, we seat them next to an empty seat where possible,'' she said.
''However, the only way for a customer to guarantee extra space is to either purchase two economy seats or fly business or first class.
''But we have no plans to implement anything that would force them to do so.''
An average plane seat is 43 centimetres wide.
