Air France currently allows obese people to buy two seats at adiscountAir France has revealed it may prevent obese economy passengersfrom boarding its planes for "safety reasons".
It said that, under new rules, if a flight was full an overweightperson who did not fit into a single seat might have to take anotherplane.
It made the admission when it said obese people buying two seats formore comfort would be fully reimbursed for the second if the plane wasnot full.
This new rule comes into effect from 1 February.
At present Air France offers heavier passengers 25% off the price ofbuying an adjacent seat, a policy that has been in effect since 2005.
The airline said it had no intention of forcing heavier passengers to pay for a second seat.
Air France is part of Air France-KLM, the largest airline group in Europe by revenue.