Not Much Fits

People who are overweight, very tall or short may run a risk up to 100 times higher of developing venous thrombosis after air travel, experts in Vienna said Friday. Experts at the 12th Congress of the European Hematology Association, shored up by a WHO study presented at the meeting, said certain risk factors would greatly [...]

A Daily Telegraph reader unable to fit into a seat on a Virgin Atlantic flight from London to Miami has received an out-of-court settlement after suing the airline for failing to provide “adequate seating”.

You have to ask yourself, if a 5ft 6″ person was put in a seat that was only big enough for someone who was 5ft tall, would they be prepared to sit in it?