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Airlines Lose Appeal Of One-Person-One-Fare Policy

In a ruling handed down by the Supreme Court of Canada on Thursday, the court determined obese people are entitled to two seats for the price of one on Canadian domestic flights.

A group of Canadian airlines sought to have a decision made by the Canadian Transportation Agency in January 2008 regarding seating for obese persons aboard airliners overruled. Potentially affecting as many as 80,000 people with disabilities, the CTA had said that those "functionally disabled by obesity" deserved to occupy two seats for one fare, Reuters reported.