ADVISORY/Experts Available To Discuss Increased Cost for Larger Airline Passengers.Business Editors ADVISORY... --(BUSINESS WIRE)--June 20, 2002 TOPIC: Southwest Airlines began enforcing a 22-year-old policy Wednesday that requires larger passengers to pay extra if two seats are necessary, whether or not the flight is full, according to an article by USA Today. Other airlines such as American and Northwest require larger customers to buy an extra seat on full flights. Although the policies have held up in court challenges, advocacy groups for large people claim the policies are discriminatory. EXPERTS: ExpertSource can offer several highly qualified experts to comment on this story: Mr. William William, crown prince of Germany William or Frederick William, 1882–1951, crown prince of Germany, son of William II. In World War I he commanded (1914) an army on the Western Front and was nominal commander in the German attack J. McGee is editor of Consumer Reports Travel Letter, one of the largest independent travel newsletters in the United States United States, officially United States of America, republic (2005 est. pop. 295,734,000), 3,539,227 sq mi (9,166,598 sq km), North America. The United States is the world's third largest country in population and the fourth largest country in area. and travel editor of Consumer Reports magazine. Mr. McGee has an extensive background in travel journalism and the travel industry. Prior to becoming a full-time journalist, Mr. McGee spent seven years working in airline operations management Operations management is an area of business that is concerned with the production of goods and services, and involves the responsibility of ensuring that business operations are efficient and effective. . He is an FAA-licensed aircraft dispatcher Software that determines what pending tasks should be done next and assigns the available resources to accomplish it. It may execute other programs or generate a list for human operators to follow. See scheduler. and a member of the Airline Dispatchers Federation and the Society of Aerospace Communicators. PR: Douglas Love (lovedo@consumer.org, 914-378-2437). Professor Nancy Johnson Nancy Lee Johnson (born January 5 1935, Chicago, Illinois) is an American politician. Johnson was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1983 to 2007, representing first the 6th district and later the 5th District of Connecticut following the , University of Kentucky The University of Kentucky, also referred to as UK, is a public, co-educational university located in Lexington, Kentucky. , is an expert regarding management and the U.S. airline industry. 606-257-2976, 606-257-9000 (University PR Phone) Professor B. Starr McMullen, of Oregon State University Oregon State University, at Corvallis; land-grant and state supported; coeducational; chartered 1858 as Corvallis College, opened 1865. In 1868 it was designated Oregon's land-grant agricultural college and was taken over completely by the state in 1885. , Department of Economics, can share her expertise regarding airline economics. 541-737-1480 ExpertSource cannot guarantee the immediate availability of these experts or their familiarity with this specific issue. ExpertSource provides academic and industry experts to the media at no charge. Journalists are encouraged to submit queries to ExpertSource when seeking experts on specific subjects. An online registration form is available at http://www.businesswire.com/ifmd/index.html. |
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