Still irrelevant ! The argument you are trying to make here isI disregard all the facts and research you ' ve put forth in your discussion because you are fat ! And because you are fat , you should pay more despite the fact airlines have shrunken their seat space ! Checkmate fatso ! I win ! I ' m the greatest debater in the world ! Weight by itself says nothing without the context of height and BMI . Any one of these guysJRURdVpgaLU would encroach by a couple of inches and be just as guilty as the fat slob you are imagining in your mind . The difference is that when you remove the fat bias from the equation , people can clearly see injustice of cramming more and more people into seats without regard for passenger comfort , safety or human dignity .