Southwest bumps skinny fare for fat

DALLAS, July 26 (UPI) -- Southwest Airlines admits they bumped a skinny person from a flight from Las Vegas to Sacramento to make room for a fat person to have an extra seat.

The latest incident involving the airline, an allegedly obese person and a thin person happened this month when the thin woman bought a full-fare ticket -- the last seat on the plane -- and sat down only to be asked to leave so the obese person could have her seat for extra room, KDAF-TV, Dallas/Fort Worth, Texas, reported Sunday.

"The passenger in question was a minor who was traveling alone," KDAF-TV quoted Southwest Airlines spokesman Paul Flannigan as saying. "Normally if the passenger were an adult, she would be required to purchase an extra ticket, but we did not want to leave the 14-year-old stranded."

The thin woman was booked on the next available flight and given a credit toward a future flight.

"I think what they should have done was ask for volunteers to leave the plane," attorney Clint David said.

Neither passenger's name was released.