Southwest Airlines hits plus-sized passengers with new policy forcing them to buy two plane seats from January 27

PLUS-SIZED passengers flying on Southwest will now need to pay double the fare of other customers due to the airline’s latest policy.

The airline announced that it will no longer reimburse “customers of size” for purchasing a second ticket if they require additional space.

Southwest’s original customer of size policy stated that “customers who encroached upon any part of the neighboring seats” were eligible for a complimentary adjacent seat.

“The armrest is considered to be the definitive boundary between seats; the width of the narrowest and widest passenger seats is available on our Flying Southwest page,” the policy says.

To receive the complimentary seat, passengers were encouraged to purchase two seats and then apply for a refund.

Customers weren’t required to purchase two sea