London,
(ANI):
Kevin
Smith
was
left
fuming
after
Southwest
Airlines
removed
him
from
a
flight
for
being
too
fat.
Smith,
who
is
the
director
of
films
such
as
Clerks
and
Chasing
Amy,
unleashed
a
tirade
on
Twitter
after
being
told
by
the
captain
of
the
plane
that
he
was
a
'safety
concern',
reports
the
Guardian.
He
tweeted:
"Wanna
tell
me
I'm
too
wide
for
the
sky?
Totally
cool
but
fair
warning
folks:
If
you
look
like
me,
you
may
be
ejected
from
Southwest." He
added:
"I
know
I'm
fat,
but
was
Captain
Leysath
really
justified
in
throwing
me
off
a
flight
for
which
I
was
already
seated?''
Southwest
Airlines
was
forced
into
hasty
public
apology
after
he
handed
out
a
severe
Twitter-lashing
to
the
airline
and
mobilised
complaints
from
his
1.64
million
followers.
The
filmmaker
had
fallen
victim
to
Southwest's
booking
guidelines
for
a
"customer
of
size",
which
say
that
passengers
who
are
unable
to
lower
both
armrests
when
seated
should
book
another
seat
because
of
complaints
it
has
received
from
customers
whose
comfort
has
been
ruined
by
the
"encroachment
of
a
large
seatmate".