Created Mon 24th Nov 2008 3:38pm PST by

valornhonor Level 10, Genius (H$11,545)

Will right of "One Body / Two Seats / One Ticket" spread south from the 49th parallel?

Settled as No

No rulings have been made regarding this, so it will settle as a NO

Background:

Background: Will answer for yes if any governing body, such as the FAA, or the DOT or the US Supreme Court deems it a Right that any obese airline customer flying in the US on a United States airline may be allowed to eclipse two airline seats, for the price of one, as was recently determined by the Supreme Court of Canada.

Suspension date is World Diabetes Day, 2009.

http://www.reuters.com/article/oddlyEnoughNews/idUSTRE4AJ8G020081120?feedType=nl&feedName=usoddlyenough

Settlement details:As reported by a major mainstream news source.

Forecast history %

Yes

96%

Settled as No on Mon 16th Nov 5:56pm PST

Activity: H$52,517
Predictions: 39
Comments: 7

Suspend date: Sat 14th Nov 11:59pm PST
Settlement date: Mon 16th Nov 5:56pm PST
Prediction cut-off: Predictions on this question after Sat 14th Nov 11:59pm PST have been voided because they were made after the question could be settled

Initial likelihoods: Yes: 35%

Action history:

Created Mon 24th Nov 2008 3:38pm PST by

valornhonor Level 10, Genius (H$11,545)

Suspended Sat 14th Nov 11:59pm PST : Suspend date reached

Settlement requested Sun 15th Nov 8:34pm PST by

dieseldog Level 16, Oracle (H$598,054)

: no news of the FAA, or the DOT or the US Supreme Court doing this. settle as no please.

Settled as 'No' Mon 16th Nov 5:56pm PST by

bayoubear [Admin]

: No rulings have been made regarding this, so it will settle as a NO

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Predictions (39)

6 days ago

kennyk Level 17, Superdubber (H$1,019,556)

predicted No (H$100 at 95%)

6 days ago

dieseldog Level 16, Oracle (H$598,054)

predicted No (H$189 at 95%)

6 days ago

bob_loblaw Level 5, Predictor (H$1,436)

predicted Yes (H$20 at 7%)

1 week ago

dieseldog Level 16, Oracle (H$598,054)

predicted No (H$10,000 at 90%)

1 week ago

dieseldog Level 16, Oracle (H$598,054)

predicted No (H$9,900 at 84%)

Comments (7)

valornhonor Level 10, Genius (H$11,545)

Thanks for the pic, I'm having trouble with adding pics lately on my Mac.

posted 51 weeks ago

randburg Level 19, Uberdubber (H$4,996,436)

Three "chairs" for our side...oops, cheers!

posted 51 weeks ago

tisha

ha! took me a few reads of the question to work out what it was all about ... good to see hubdub is keeping our minds active, at least, if not doing much for the obesity cause!

posted 51 weeks ago

bayoubear [Admin]

Perhaps a solution (of sorts) would be for the airlines to provide a few 'wide body' seats on each plane to seat those individuals.

I took a group on a trip and one was very large...not only was it a discomfort for him, but also for the person seated next to him, and as he sat in an aisle seat, it also caused some problems for the attendants and others trying to pass.

If there were some seats...6-8 on each flight that were reserved for bulkier passengers that might address some of the issues. If not needed, then other passengers could get the benefit of a larger, more comfortable seat.

Maybe there could be some sort of process set in place to determine who qualified for those seats.

posted 51 weeks ago

paulcroft Level 12, Guru (H$26,935)

I am a relatively thin person (read as skinny) ;) ... and I find the seats uncomfortable, so I have no idea how a person who is moderately (or more) obese could sit in an airline seat with any degree of comfort.

posted 50 weeks ago