Gratuitous Post on the French Being French

| Dec 21, 2006 | 0 comments

They could have put him in bulk.

An overweight passenger has sued Air France after being told he was too fat and had to pay for a second seat to accommodate his bulk.

Jean-Jacques Jauffret, a French scriptwriter, told Reuters on Wednesday he had felt humiliated by Air France staff who had measured his waist in public at New Dehli airport in 2005 and decided he was too big for a single seat.

A lawyer representing Air France told a court on Tuesday the company had a clear policy of asking obese passengers to pay for two seats.

“Let’s be objective. This man is fat,” lawyer Fernand Gamault told the court in Bobigny, according to Le Parisien newspaper. “He barely fits on the courtroom chair. How could he sit in an airplane?”

Objection! Insulting the plaintiff, your Honor.

In other French-related news:

  • Seems like they may have blown killing Bin Laden. Twice. Guess he wasn’t fat enough to target.
  • Good to see they have a sense of humor.

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