OTTAWA (Reuters) – Obese people have the right to two seats for the price of one on flights within Canada, the Supreme Court of Canada ruled on Thursday.
The high court declined to hear an appeal by Canadian airlines of a decision by the Canadian Transportation Agency that people who are "functionally disabled by obesity" deserve to have two seats for one fare.
The airlines had lost an appeal at the Federal Court of Appeal in May and had sought to launch a fresh appeal at the Supreme Court. The court's decision not to hear a new appeal means the one-person-one-fare policy stands.
The appeal had been launched by Air Canada, Air Canada Jazz and WestJet.
Nov-24-2008 15:44
boris_the_bear
Supreme tranceaddict
Registered: Oct 2008
Location: Lower Chernobylstan
holy f0ck!!!!
Nov-24-2008 15:47
Project-K
JD ëtictsile
Registered: Feb 2007
Location: Laval, Quebec
Next time I go buy a plane ticket, I'm gonna put on a fat suit, then take it off when I get on the plane and enjoy the extra breathing room.
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When bread becomes toast, it can never go back to being bread again.
Nov-24-2008 15:53
Acton
Like a FCKNG BIRD
Registered: Mar 2002
Location: London
Yeah but they have to sit with the armrest rammed up their rectums.
Fat People Score a WIN....
