[jeffrey]

Starting today, United Airlines may bump severely overweight passengers from sold-out flights.

Passengers who are too large to fit comfortably in single coach seat will be required to buy a second ticket or upgrade to business class, where seats are larger, if United's flight attendants can't find two open seats for them.

Chicago-based United says that it decided to adopt the tougher policy after receiving more than 700 complaints last year from passengers "who did not have a comfortable flight because the person next to them infringed on their seat," said United spokeswoman Robin Urbanski...

United obese: United Airlines to make large, heavy fliers pay for two seats -- chicagotribune.com