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It’s tough being ‘too fat to fly’
Filmmaker <b>Kevin Smith</b> thought he’d overcome his body image issues, then his tweet at being thrown off a flight for being too fat went viral.
Director thrown off plane for being ‘too big for seat’
Kevin Smith has unleashed a tirade on Twitter after being told by Southwest Airlines that he was a "safety concern".
Hundreds more flights cancelled in US
American Airlines has cancelled about 570 flights scheduled for Friday, raising to more than 3 000 the number this week it has grounded to reinspect the wiring on its MD-80 fleet…
Mass US flight cancellations cause travel chaos
American Airlines cancelled 1 094 flights, or nearly half its schedule, on Wednesday to reinspect aircraft, a disruption that affected about 100 000 passengers and triggered…