"I have a legitimate beef if someone that's 300 pounds takes up a third of my seat, " says Pilarski.

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"Southwest got into trouble saying, if you are too big, you have to buy two tickets, " says Dr. Adam Pilarski, an airline consultant at Avitas.

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"There is intense competition for what turns out to be a narrow segment that has the skills we are looking for, " said Jim Pilarski, the head of HR for Asia Pacific, Middle East and Africa for hotel chain operator Marriott International Inc.

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