407-Pound Woman Denied Flights Home, Dies Abroad

	407-Pound Woman Denied Flights Home, Dies Abroad 407-Pound Woman Denied Flights Home, Dies Abroad The death of a 407-pound Salvation Army's Red Kettle Holiday Campaign Takes Heat From Gay Rights Activistswoman after being denied boarding on three flights was "preventable," according to an attorney for the woman's husband, who plans to pursue legal action against three airlines. Two Shot At Funeral For Alleged Gang Member Vilma Soltesz, 56, died of kidney failure on Oct. 24 in Hungary, where she and her husband, Janos Soltesz, took an annual vacation to a home they owned in their native country, said Soltesz' attorney, Holly Ostrov-Ronai. Soltesz, who had health problems, had been trying to get back to the United States, where she could see her doctors, Ostrov-Ronai said. The couple flew from New York City to Budapest by way of Amsterdam on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines. Soltesz, who had one leg, got on the flight with the help of an airlift, and used a seatbelt extender when seated, Ostrov-Ronai said, adding that the couple had "no issues at all." "KLM asked them when they would be flying home so that they could make proper arrangements," Ostrov-Ronai wrote in an email to ABCNews.com. When the couple went to the airport on Oct. 15 to board a KLM night flight home to New York, they were able to board. However, Ostrov-Ronai said the captain asked Vilma Soltesz to disembark because she could not be secured in her seat due to an issue with a seat back. "There was simply no legitimate reason in this instance for denying her <b>...</b>	From: 24BBC1 Views: 1 1 ratings
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