Two seperate seats for one overweight man

在勒斯·普萊斯登機之前，這個體重37英石（約470斤）的男人已經被要求支付雙倍的票價了。

The airline』s rules for passengers weighing more than 20stone required him to buy two seats for himself.

機場有關於體重超過20英石（約254斤）的乘客的規定，所以要求他必須為自己買兩張票。

But when he got on board, insult was added to injury. For a dismayed Mr Price found his seats for the flight to Ireland were not even next to each other – they were either side of another traveller』s seat.

當他登機之後，情況更是傷口上撒鹽。他震驚地發現他的兩張飛往愛爾蘭的機票並不是相連的。

And on his return journey the situation was even more farcical, with his allocated places two rows apart. Mr Price, 43, had booked his tickets in advance of the flight.

在返途中情況更加滑稽了，他的座位在不同排。43歲的普萊斯先生在旅程前定好了機票。

But he said the unnamed airline』s employees did not seem to understand its policy on heavier passengers.

他說，出乎意料，某位他未提及姓名的機場工作人員似乎不太了解機場對過重乘客的政策。

『When I got to the airport I had to explain to all the staff why I had two tickets,』 he said yesterday.

「當我到達機場的時候，我不得不向每個工作人員都解釋一遍為什麼我要買兩張票。」他說。

『They didn』t have a clue. When I finally got on the plane one was an aisle seat and the other was by the window – in a three-seat row. On the way back from Ireland one seat was in row 17 and the other in row 19.』

「那些工作人員似乎毫不知情。當我登上飛機之後，我發現一個座位在走廊旁邊，另一個座位靠窗——在同排另兩個座位的旁邊。在從愛爾蘭回來的途中，一個座位在第17排，另一個座位在第19排。」

Mr Price, of Brynithel near Newport, South Wales, said the incident was one of many everyday difficulties he has faced since he began struggling with his weight.

普萊斯先生來自南威爾士的紐波特城布尼瑟爾地區。他說，這次事故只是他開始和超重作鬥爭之後，每天都會遇到的種種困難之一。

The unemployed widower, who sleeps on the ground floor because he cannot manage stairs, said: 『From the age of about ten I put on around a stone each year it seemed.But I was the same as everyone else, working, playing rugby, training, so I wasn』t inactive. I』d work 70 or 80 hours a week and play rugby on a Saturday. I wasn』t a layabout.』

普萊斯先生目前沒有工作，妻子過世，由於不能爬樓梯，他睡在一樓。他說，「大約從十歲開始，我的體重好像每年都會增重1英石（約12.7斤）左右。但我和其他人是同樣的，我工作，打橄欖球，訓練，我生活態度並不消極。我一周可以工作70到80個小時左右，周六打橄欖球。我不是懶漢。」

Mr Price then injured his back in an accident. He added: 『I lost my mobility, developed sciatica and I didn』t get out of the house for three months.

但是後來普萊斯先生的背部在一次事故中受傷了。他說：「我失去了行動能力，還患上了坐骨神經痛。從那之後我已經三個月沒有出過屋子了。」

When his wife Zeruiah died from cancer in 2009 he admits he turned to comfort eating. 『I fell into a depression,』 he said. 『I couldn』t be bothered to cook, would eat takeaways and want to treat my step-daughter Charlie because her mother had died.

他承認，當妻子洗魯雅2009年去世的時候，他開始依靠食物發泄。「我陷入看深度的鬱悶之中，」他說，「我不想做飯，總是吃外賣，而且也想請我的繼女吃點好的，她那是也剛失去母親。」

『When I was working, I had to get the calories in. I』d be up at 5am and have a cooked breakfast later. I also worked for a bakery, which involved physically hard lifting, moving things around.』

「當我外出工作的時候，我必須攝入熱量。我會五點鐘起床，做早飯吃。而且我在麵包店工作，會做很多體力活，例如抬東西，搬東西等等。」

Earlier this year a travel expert advocated a 『pay-what-you-weigh』 airline pricing scheme because heavier people cost more in fuel to fly.

今年年初，有專家提出「按體重付費」的航空定價方案，因為在飛行過程中，較重的人會消耗更多的燃料。

Passengers weighing above a certain threshold would pay more for their plane tickets and lighter ones would be charged less under plans put forward by Norwegian scientist Dr Bharat Bhatta.

挪威科學家巴拉特·巴塔認為，航空公司確定票價時應該考慮到乘客的體重和所佔空間。根據他的計劃，體重超過一定臨界值的乘客應該為機票付更多的錢，而體重較輕的乘客可以少付些錢。

Mr Price said he is cutting down on his calories and attending an NHS weight management clinic. He said: 『I want to be out there working.I feel guilty my partner is out there working all she can. Christmas is coming up and I feel awful I can』t do anything to help.I know a lot of people work the benefits system – but I want to be out there, not stuck at home.』

普萊斯表示，他正在減少熱量攝入，還參加減肥活動。他說，「我希望能夠出去工作。看到家人在外面拚命賺錢我覺得很內疚。聖誕節快到了，我幫不上一點忙，非常慚愧。我知道有許多人在利用福利制度，但是我希望出去，不想被困在家裡。」

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