People Magazine and Kevin Smith Meet the "Too Fat to Fly" Rule

By Scott Rains on February 14, 2010 5:57 PM | 0 Comments


Smith in 2006

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In a direct confrontation between cost-cutting business policies that contradict Universal Design's user-centered design approach and try to cram passengers into ever smaller spaces Kevin Smith get's squeezed:

Kevin Smith's most famous role is a guy who rarely speaks. But he's got a lot to say - much of it profane - after being kicked off a Southwest Air flight because he didn't fit comfortably into the seat.
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