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Overweight fliers should pay more to fly and sit in their own section of the plane, says British public

24 NOVEMBER 2017 • 12:04PM

Nearly 80 per cent of Britons believe overweight passengers should be placed in a separate seating area with bigger seats on a flight, while 91 per cent believe these travellers should be charged a higher fee for the larger seats, according to new research.

The survey of 2,494 people, conducted by comparison site Jetcost.co.uk, also revealed that some of Britain’s neighbouring countries shared the sentiment, with 72 per cent of travellers in France, 61 per cent in Italy and 56 per cent in Spain agreeing that larger passengers should pay more. Germany, however, disagreed, with 68 per cent of passengers saying sections with larger seats should not be offered on planes.

More than half of the British public were found to have endured a flight made uncomfortable by other people on the plane, with around a third (34 per cent) having not taken any action to address the situation and just over a fifth having moved seats to deal with the issue, the survey revealed.

Others were reported to have taken back the armrest "to claim back their space” as a way to tackle the problem, according to the survey.

TRAVEL NEWS, The Telegraph

Question 1

Indicate whether the following statements are True or False and write down which part of the text justifies your answer.

1. Most British people think that an overweight flier should have a bigger seat.

2. According to the survey, some European countries think that if you are overweight, you should pay a higher price to fly.

3. More than 50 per cent of German passengers agreed with the British about having bigger seats.

4. 50 per cent of British passengers moved seats on the plane because they were made uncomfortable by other passengers.

KEY

1. True. Nearly 80 per cent of Britons believe overweight passengers should be placed in a separate seating area with bigger seats on a flight.

2. True. some of Britain’s neighbouring countries shared the sentiment, with 72 per cent of travellers in France, 61 per cent in Italy and 56 per cent in Spain agreeing that larger passengers should pay more.

3. False. Germany, however, disagreed, with 68 per cent of passengers saying sections with larger seats should not be offered on planes..

4.  False. just over a fifth having moved seats to deal with the issue, the survey revealed.