Overweight man sues Air France

An overweight passenger has sued Air France after being told he was too fat and had to pay for a second seat to accommodate his bulk.
Jean-Jacques Jauffret, a French scriptwriter, told Reuters yesterday he had felt humiliated by Air France staff who had measured his waist in public at New Dehli airport in 2005 and decided he was too big for a single seat. A lawyer representing Air France told a court the company had a clear policy of asking obese passengers to pay for two seats. “Let’s be objective. This man is fat,” lawyer Gamault told the court in Bobigny. He was not available for comment but Jauffret confirmed the lawyer’s comments. Jauffret weighs more than 160 kilos and said he had flown numerous times, including on other Air France flights, without ever being asked to pay more.
21/12/06 L'express.mu, Mauritius

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