There may not be a formal tax, but some airlines **cough . . . southwest . . .cough** do stuff like this. I have always been a bigger person, but I've NEVER had a problem fitting in an airline seat. One time, the LAST time, I flew Southwest, a gate agent asked if I could fit in the seat, I said yes and thought it was over. Later she came back and said that my word wasn't good enough, made me get out of line and pre-board with the special needs fliers. When I could fit in the seat, with the arms down, she didn't even apologize. I was livid, but I guess that's just the kind of discrimination we as over-weight/obese people have come to know and loathe.
A tax like this would never work, but in my opinion, the mere idea of it seems hateful and rude. There are a lot of things that suck about flying and while I can acknowledge having a bigger person invade your space on a cramped flight may be uncomfortable, what about being seated next to someone w/gnarly BO, or aggressive perfume? Crying babies/bratty kids suck on planes, but no airline would have a "No kids under 10" rule at the risk of losing the family dollars.
raar, good post big guy!
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