ne i A a a a ee ae. C8 - Sunday, May 16, 1982 - North Shore News DEALING WITH EMBARRASSMENT Don't let problems hold you back The next problem is a heartbreaker. As I’ve been fighting a losing battle with excess pounds for longer than I'd care to remember, I can understand the worry and the embarrassment that this lady must be feeling. DEAR BARBARA: I haven't been home to Europe since I emigrated to Canada in the late 1960s. During those years I've managed to gain a terrible amount of weight. Now, it's my parents 50th wedding anniversary and I want so badly to return, not just for the event but to spend a few months with them and all my sisters and brothers. My departure time is quite flexible since the celebration is not until the fall so that I can go early or stay late, whichever would be best. I don't really need a travel agent since I need no other arrangements other than my Wardair ticket - they are still the cheapest, aren't they? Can a person who weighs over 300 pounds travel an economy airline? | feel so helpless about this and need some advice to spare me the hamiliations which may occur. ANSWER: I took your problem to Gary Reid, the new public relations chief for Wardair, Vancouver. Here are some of the questions | asked Gary and his replies: y Barbara McCreadie ee ec] QUESTION: Since this passenger would be a lot more comfortable on a flight that wasn't jammed, can Wardair give her some idea about flights that = aren't booked heavily? ANSWER: We'll try our best. Naturally, we can't guarantee anything but we do have a good idea of our load factor quite far in advance. We will help in any way we can. QUESTION: Gary, you know how embarrassing certain things can be. What can your airline do by way of ensuring that seat belt ex- tenders, bulkhead seats and choice of seat next to an unoccupied one are available. ANSWER: In special cases like this, we do allow for early seat selection. Your reader would do well in aisle seat, bulkhead, with no-one seated next to her. That way, she can raise the arm rest between two seats and sit more comfortably. Her meal can be served in the unoccupied seat, giving her more room. We would also alert the flight crew to have the seat-belt extender in place and be available to give assistance in boarding. QUESTION: What about washrooms? ANSWER: Good Lord, | never thought about that. They're pretty small, you know. We left that question up in the air. Neither of us could judge if you could be ac- commodated in a regular washroom — and that's almost an essential on a 9-10 hour flight. I can't remember exactly when it was that I did a column on problem travel before - maybe four years Saving on travel MONTREAL (UPC) Teleglobe Canada = an- nounced Wednesday it has introduced a market tnal of international business video conferencing services designed to reduce the need for world travel The system uses television broadcast facilities to provide satellite service between European and Canadian centers Par ucipants, who will be mainly employees of multinational companies with offices abroad, would be lhnked between overseas points and studios in Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Quebec City. 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