Timeline for Can an airline reject a passenger for being overweight?
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| Jan 5, 2019 at 6:13 | vote | accept | 0tyranny0poverty | ||
| Dec 15, 2018 at 19:19 | comment | added | Vikki | @Michael: I would assume "to prevent the airplane from potentially crashing" would be quite the legitimate reason indeed... | |
| Jul 13, 2017 at 5:10 | history | tweeted | twitter.com/StackAviation/status/885365881114513408 | ||
| Jul 10, 2017 at 9:02 | comment | added | jwenting | @Michael neither of your examples are legitimate reasons, but both are sadly not uncommon. And quite often people just make up rules out of thin air to find justification for their own prejudices. | |
| Jul 10, 2017 at 8:47 | comment | added | Koyovis | @Zaibis This method. | |
| Jul 10, 2017 at 8:36 | comment | added | Zaibis | @Koyovis: That is....? | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 20:18 | answer | added | Jerry Coffin | timeline score: 5 | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 18:12 | answer | added | chx | timeline score: 4 | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 14:33 | comment | added | spectras | @Michael> the validity of the given reason would be assessed at the trial, if the would-be client sues. So… if you are causing enough inconvenience that the client is likely to sue, you'd better have a solid reason. Even more so if there are witnesses. Alternately you could just not care and pay the compensation the courts decides. They tend not to be very high in France. | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 5:17 | answer | added | WGroleau | timeline score: 3 | |
| Jul 9, 2017 at 3:00 | answer | added | PiGuy88 | timeline score: 2 | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 22:08 | comment | added | mins | @Michael: I answered you initial comment which stated no reason had to be provided (I said this would be illegal in some countries), now your second comment is about the improper reasons that are given, I think we are in agreement. For night-clubs in France, they found a bypass: Clubs are private associations, and there is no relationship seller-customer, so this article doesn't apply. Still as @ Harper mentioned, you may try to fight the refusal on other causes. It's like for employment. Physical characteristics are not allowed for any discrimination at exactly the same level than religion. | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 21:04 | comment | added | Harper - Reinstate Monica | Even where you were allowed to refuse service "for any reason, or no reason at all", discrimination is still illegal. There is a laundry list of categories which are considered discrimination. The burden of proof is largely on the customer, but companies are caught all the time. | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 19:37 | comment | added | Michael | @mins: Auto-translate of your link: “The refusal of a consumer to sell a product or to provide a service is prohibited except for a legitimate reason” But what is a legitimate reason? I’ve been refused entrance in more than one club/restaurant for “hygienic reasons” because I was barefoot … is this a legitimate reason? I think you could easily make up a reason if you needed one. The aircraft passenger being obese (and thus likely to endanger other passengers and him/herself) certainly sounds like a legitimate reason though. Sorry for starting a discussion here. | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 18:50 | comment | added | mins | @Michael: "They should be able to refuse to sell without stating a reason". Not in my country, this would be illegal. There must be a legitimate ground. | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 18:42 | comment | added | Michael | Does a company have to serve everyone? They should be able to refuse to sell without stating a reason. Just like you can refuse to sign a contract with someone. Of course, if you already have a ticket (i.e. already signed a contract) things get difficult … | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 17:06 | answer | added | mongo | timeline score: 16 | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 16:52 | answer | added | Ralph J♦ | timeline score: 15 | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 14:25 | history | edited | mins | CC BY-SA 3.0 |
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| Jul 8, 2017 at 13:40 | comment | added | Koyovis | United Airlines has a simple solution. | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 13:34 | answer | added | Romeo_4808N | timeline score: 35 | |
| Jul 8, 2017 at 13:16 | review | Close votes | |||
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| Jul 8, 2017 at 12:59 | history | asked | 0tyranny0poverty | CC BY-SA 3.0 |