Jetiquette | The Sky Steward

Director Kevin Smith was in the news, the latest in a string of  passengers Southwest Airlines judged as too big for one of their seats.  To help sort out the controversy and look at effective solutions we will be joined by Bill Fabrey from the Council on Size and Weight Discrimination, Inc. Bill helped found the Council in 1991, along with seven others, and has served as a director since that time.  Bill has been an advocate for size [...]

It’s a big problem

Air-besity is in the headlines again! How’s a person to know?

by Gailen David

No, this is not a joke about being a large person, I promise! People of size must have a way to know for sure if they are in fact too large to purchase just one seat.

Kevin Smith being booted from a Southwest Airlines flight reminds us that it can happen to anyone, you and I included. By [...]

On this episode of Jetiquette, we discuss the issue of large passengers and whether the situation could be handled better or at least with a little more compassion. Plus, have you used inflight WiFi on any of your airline flights? Have you wondered whether it could be come an airborne nuisance? Gailen and Margery discuss what limits are in place to keep the inflight surfing experience a pleasant one for everyone.

We’ll also revisit the Southwest Airlines [...]