Air New Zealand's policy on obese passengers

10/21/2011 6:44:27 PM

Most American airlines have policies requiring people who are “obese,” however defined, to buy a second seat, so they don’t “unreasonably” infringe on another passenger’s rights. That may be because the United States probably has the largest concentration in the world of “obese” people. Not every non-U.S. airline has similar policies, perhaps because it is less of a problem for say, Air New Zealand in the Pacific. The New Zealand airline actually had a “stated” policy similar to those of American airlines, but didn’t interpret it as an American airline might.

In general, your “rights” abroad are defined by “local” custom. You had the experience of flying in a part of the world where the airline don’t see things the way you (or other Americans) would.

11/14/2014 4:18:27 AM

Southwest Airlines in the US is well-known for requiring larger passengers to purchase two seats. There was a reality show focusing on Southwest, and this act was filmed several times. Here’s a general article that states that most US airlines have an ‘obesity’ policy.

10/21/2011 12:01:38 PM

So far I’ve only found the conditions of carriage, which sort of, kind of describe this situation:

ARTICLE 7: REFUSAL OF CARRIAGE AND SPECIAL ASSISTANCE

7.1.3 your conduct, age or mental or physical state including your impairment from alcohol or
drugs, is such as to require special assistance, cause discomfort or make yourself
objectionable to other passengers or involve any hazard or risk to yourself or to other
persons or to property;

ARTICLE 11: CONDUCT ON BOARD AIRCRAFT

11.1 GENERAL
If in our opinion you conduct yourself on board the aircraft so as to endanger the aircraft or any
person or property on board, or obstruct the crew in the performance of their duties, or fail to
comply with any instructions of the crew, including but not limited to those with respect to smoking,
alcohol or drug consumption, or behave in a manner which causes or is likely to cause discomfort,
inconvenience, damage or injury to other passengers, the crew or any property, including the
aircraft, we may take such measures as we deem necessary to prevent continuation of such
conduct, including restraint. You may be off-loaded at any point, prosecuted for offences committed
on board the aircraft and we may decide to refuse to carry you at any time in the future.

but others may be able to improve on this…

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