So sad! RT @airfarewatchdog: Obese, ill woman stranded overseas, dies, because airlines say too fat to fly home: http://t.co/rvIxlVvS
If you're so fat that you need 3 seats when you fly, perhaps you shouldn't be flying http://t.co/YaCliHdv
.@KLM. Your inflight crew and ground crew are so incompetent. They all lack the training required. http://t.co/RtlbTXgV
'Too fat to fly' woman's death sparks Twitter debate
11/28/2012A woman reportedly deemed too fat to fly has died in Hungary after being denied a spot on three different NY-bound flights, causing a flurry of mixed reactions on Twitter. While some are saddened or outraged by the death of Vilma Soltesz, 56, which her attorney says was "preventable," others point to the woman's own obesity as the culprit. Her husband has filed a $6 million lawsuit against KLM and Delta for their role in incidents, one of which involved a fire department assist to try to get her seated. Delta claims it did everything possible to assist the family, noting repeated attempts to board her, while her husband says she was forced off because of her weight. [Source]
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