Charlamagne supports Southwest making obese flyers purchase extra seats

Radio host Charlamagne tha God on Wednesday praised an upcoming coverage change by airways, saying overweight passengers ought to contemplate consuming much less meals if they do not need to purchase a second seat to match their peak.

Efficient January 27, 2026, Southwest Airways will remove open seating, having beforehand had a “select any seat” coverage, permitting prospects to buy tickets in numerous boarding teams by choosing the place they needed to sit down when boarding the aircraft.

The airline has additionally warned portly prospects “encroaching on adjoining seat(s)” to proactively buy the required variety of seats earlier than touring. Subsequent month, nevertheless, such prospects should “buy a further seat and pay any seat costs on the airport.”

“Why do not they simply allow them to fly freight?” Charlamagne requested on “The Breakfast Membership” radio present as his crew mentioned the upcoming change. “And moreover, I’ve no downside with this in any respect, okay? For those who’re too massive for one seat, you must simply purchase two seats. Do not act just like the aircraft is doing something to you. You know the way massive you might be!”

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Charlamagne Tha God at a marketing campaign occasion on September 9, 2022 in Atlanta. (Elia Nouvelage/Getty Photographs)

“However what if you do not have the bread to purchase one other seat, however you are fats? You haven’t any management over that,” mentioned co-host Jess Hilarious.

“Properly, you should not have eaten a lot bread. It is advisable to cease consuming bread. Okay? Okay. Moreover, tall individuals should undergo this too! Tall individuals have to purchase seats with additional legroom, so it is not simply fats individuals who should cope with this. For those who’re tall, it’s important to purchase additional legroom as a result of you already know you want it.”

“I do not suppose that is an plane violation, that is simply saying,” Charlamagne mentioned, occurring to say that cramming somebody who does not match correctly right into a seat is a disservice not solely to himself, however to the particular person sitting subsequent to him.

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Co-host Jess Hilarious mentioned she would possibly favor to sit down subsequent to an overweight particular person, suggesting this would supply additional cushioning. (Justin Sullivan/Getty Photographs)

He later concluded by telling listeners, “So Southwest is making an effort to chop prices, it is the New Yr, you must make an effort to shed pounds, okay? That must be your New Yr’s decision.”

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“Why do not they simply allow them to fly freight?” Charlamagne requested on the radio program “The Breakfast Membership.” (Derek White/Getty Photographs for iHeartMedia and The Black Impact Podcast Community)

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