Kevin Smith Kicked Off Southwest Flight for Being Too Fat

By PopEater Staff Posted Feb 14th 2010 09:22AM

Kevin Smith is not a happy Southwest customer.

The director was thrown off a flight from Oakland to Burbank, after being deemed too fat to fly. He would later end up on another Southwest flight and now he's expressing his anger on Twitter.

"Dear @SouthwestAir - I know I'm fat, but was Captain Leysath really justified in throwing me off a flight for which I was already seated?" her began.

"Dear @SouthwestAir, I flew out in one seat, but right after issuing me a standby ticket, Oakland Southwest attendant Suzanne (wouldn't give last name) told me Captain Leysath deemed me a "safety risk". Again: I'm way fat... But I'm not THERE just yet. But if I am, why wait til my bag is up, and I'm seated WITH ARM RESTS DOWN. In front of a packed plane with a bunch of folks who'd already I.d.ed me as 'Silent Bob,'" Smith continued in a succession of several tweets.

Smith even posted a photo of himself on the plane.

Then he got a little angrier. "So, @SouthwestAir, go f--- yourself. I broke no regulation, offered no "safety risk" (what, was I gonna roll on a fellow passenger?). I was wrongly ejected from the flight (even Suzanne eventually agreed). And f--- your apologetic $100 voucher, @SouthwestAir. Thank God I don't embarrass easily (bless you, JERSEY GIRL training). But I don't sulk off either: so everyday, some new f----you Tweets for @SouthwestAir."

Southwest issued a response on Twitter. "I've read the tweets all night from @thatkevinsmith - He'll be getting a call at home from our Customer Relations VP tonight."

"@ThatKevinSmith Again, I'm very sorry for the experience you had tonight. Please let me know if there is anything else I can do," the Southwest twitterer added.

But Smith didn't stop. "The @SouthwestAir Diet. How it works: you're publicly shamed into a slimmer figure. Crying the weight right off has never been easier!"

And he wanted to let the airline know he had made it to his destination. "Hey @SouthwestAir! I've landed in Burbank. Don't worry: wall of the plane was opened & I was airlifted out while Richard Simmons supervised."

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Sunday 14 February

By jaguar02

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RAS, people should charge you extra when you use their fingers to count when you run out of your own fingers when counting.

Monday 15 February

By jeff

Also he was not "oozing over them" his armrests were down.

By mike

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it's not fair to sit next to someone who has mo azz than a donkey farm for 2 to 3 hours. it is horrible when someone is infringing on your space. lose some weight fat boy.

By NANCY

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You'd think he'd be flying first class in the LARGER SEATS!

he was in stand-by moron

By Tufat Shaqur

Hey Kevin! Next time, fly as cargo. The rates are cheaper and you get your own space to sit in!

The airlines need to move up to speed. They should have a certain amount of larger seats for such people. And these people should not be charged more either. If the CEOs and Upper management of these airlines would get up off of some of their FAT Salaries which are in the MILLIONS per Year, then life would be just a little bit better.

By RAS

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This post shows how so many in our society are now. No accountability and those who work hard to get to a position in life where they are rewarded show give it up for someone else who is unwilling to do so. If you want bigger seats then pay for two or fly first class

By Phil

WhoTF is Kevin Smith?

By tigerbeach

Hey! Maybe the other passengers had identified him as "Silent, but Deadly Bob!" Maybe Southwest was really looking out for the other passengers...

By Holly

LOSE SOME WEIGHT FAT ASS AND NOBODY COULD DO ANYTHING LIKE THIS TO YOU! YOU ARE'T
A VICTIM!!!

By dsjmalcuit

Fat people seem to feel it is their right to sit an another passengers seat. I fly 3 times a month and there is nothing worse than being stuck next to an obese person for hours. I have had this happen and it is torture. I pay for a seat and I should be able to sit in 100% of that seat. It is not my problem or the airlines problem that a fat person like Kevin can't control his eating habits. He should sit in business class or buy two seats. He is a selfish, inconsiderate slob to expect his fat ass to take up a neighbors seat. I will now fly Southwest whenever possible for this bold move.

By Jeff

He's not that big and if you're flying that often why don't you fly 1st class to avoid seating in a seat made for a child next to a person that is just above normal weight. Also I've said this earlier I'm 6 foot 4 inches and 225 muscular (NOT FAT) and I have a hard time fitting into these seats and I'm not paying for 1st class.

By Aristus

I cannot even begin to tell you how offended I am by what you have just said. I suppose you think that cancer patients deserve what they get too, huh? They must have brought it on themselves... get real! I work out three times a week, and I'm still chunky, while my sisters haven't worked out in years, and they both weigh 120 pds. Don't marginalize fat people. I admit that some people just need to get their butts off the couch and go for a walk, but don't assume that we're all fat slobs.

By philo

I agree, he should be booted not just because he is fat, his overall appearance is suspect too.

By Paul

If you are so fat as to hang over onto someone next to you ,it should be required you pay for an extra seat for your excess skin. It costs more in fuel to fly a fat person maybe they should pay more anyway. Actually all people should pay according to weight, that is only fair. But don't kick the fatties off a flight they were approved for.

By tom n

TOOFAT TO FLY? PROVIDE THEM THE OPPORTUNITY TO TAKE TWO SEATS AND PAY DOUBLE THE FARE. WOULDNT THAT BE OK

By Bun

I think the guy looks kind of slimy and smelly. I wouldn't want to sit next to him.

By Richard

I think you sound like a brain dead azzhole, I wouldn't want to sit next to you either!!!

By xxihasxx

Well we just found the fat guy

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