Q&A on the News

Q: How tall is President Donald Trump? —Eddie Webster, Douglasville

A: Trump provided a doctor’s note to “The Dr. Oz Show” for a September 2016 episode that listed his height at 6-foot-3.

However, Politico.com obtained through an open records request a copy of Trump’s New York driver’s license (issued in 2012) that lists his height at 6-foot-2, according to a December 2016 report.

An April 2016 special edition by Time magazine included this description about his height, “he slumps his 6-foot-3-inch frame — it irritates him that so many media outlets say 6-foot-2.”

Q: Assume that a couple traveling on an airline bought a third seat to have a little more elbow room on a long flight. Could the airline give that seat to another passenger if it was vacant? — Mickey Creek, Ellijay

A: In this case, passenger rights group FlyersRights. org advises travelers to make their reservation using the airline’s phone representative. The representative can note in the reservation the reason for purchasing the empty seat in the event a gate agent decides the seat is available to seat oversold or stand-by passengers, Joel J. Smiler, hotline director for FlyersRights.org, told Q&A on the News via email.

Policies may vary by airlines. Atlanta-based Delta Air Lines’ policy is that “customers that purchase an extra ticket for any reason are not subject to their extra seat being assigned to another customer.”

“In the event of an oversold situation, customers are eligible for compensation for each ticket purchased,” a Delta spokesperson told Q&A on the News via email.