quisquose Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Like two seats? How about a seat and an aisle? http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/howaboutthat/6671018/Obese-air-passenger-in-economy-seat-has-picture-taken.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Number Six Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 All this thread is about is a few silly people fretting that somebody might somehow be getting something that they aren't. Or, people suggesting that the reason we go on planes is to move mass - us and our stuff - from one place to another. If I want to move 200kg of mass of which only 85kg is me, I have to pay an awful lot in 'excess baggage', but if another passenger wants to move 200kg, of which 190kg is them, it costs nothing over the ticket price. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonjon Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How about we charge extra for: Fat people. People with Noisey Kids. Pregnant people (all sorts of risks) Old people (again risks) Ill people Disabled people People who smell. If the airlines were to start charging based on peoples circumstances where would it end? At the end of the day you are paying for a seat, if you cant fit in 1 seat you pay for 2. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Are they charged for two seats? Yes they are. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tony Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 How about we charge extra for: Fat people. People with Noisey Kids. Pregnant people (all sorts of risks) Old people (again risks) Ill people Disabled people People who smell. If the airlines were to start charging based on peoples circumstances where would it end? At the end of the day you are paying for a seat, if you cant fit in 1 seat you pay for 2. Don't forget the people who press the attendant button. Or those who use more than the average amount of time at check in. Aircraft cost a fortune to supply with water and clean and anyone who brings muck on on their shoes might consider paying more towards cleaning. Leave the in-flight magazines alone because they need replacing and I don't see why I should pay to watch stuff on screen when I have my book. Finally, I have an especially efficient lungs so I expect everyone who doesn't else to pay more for the expensive air that they are breathing. Those rotten fatties eh? What a can of worms they have opened up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizmachin Posted January 21, 2010 Author Share Posted January 21, 2010 In extreme examples where somebody needs two seats then I absolutely agree with you. Those two seats are also then calculated as two pax. It's not a difficult situation and it is exactly what happens at the moment. Is that a problem? I think the biggest problem is when someone needs 1 1/2 seats and takes half of yours as well as their own. As someone who crosses the Atlantic frequently, I can tell you that 9 hours of being crushed is not a pleasant experience. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CockneyMafia Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 thats it pick on the fatties Well, not just fatties. Would this rule also apply to bodybuilders, or elite sportsmen such as Rugby player who are 18 stone of finely sculpted muscle? What about if you were just born huge, like Robert Wadlow? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paul2412 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Fat people should be charged more, and offloaded if the plane is heavy. An aircraft has already crashed, resulting in the death of 21 people. A contributing factor was the amount of overweight people causing a shift in the centre of gravity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pem123 Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 I think the biggest problem is when someone needs 1 1/2 seats and takes half of yours as well as their own. As someone who crosses the Atlantic frequently, I can tell you that 9 hours of being crushed is not a pleasant experience. I had that on a National Express once. He wasn't the most hygenic chap either. Lovely Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Crayfish Posted January 21, 2010 Share Posted January 21, 2010 Well, not just fatties. Would this rule also apply to bodybuilders, or elite sportsmen such as Rugby player who are 18 stone of finely sculpted muscle? What about if you were just born huge, like Robert Wadlow? There are very few body builders or rugby players who would need two seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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