dumpling Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 We should ban people claiming benefits from flying as they are not supposely earning enough to make ends meet but can waste money going on holiday instead of working Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wellyman Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Very tall people are already required to pay extra for the extra legroom seats. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Waldo Posted October 24, 2009 Author Share Posted October 24, 2009 Private industry has nothing to do with fairness though does it? Yes, that is correct. Perhaps the airlines don't implement such a scheme as they feel it wouldn't be profitable to do so? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JFKvsNixon Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Yes, that is correct. Perhaps the airlines don't implement such a scheme as they feel it wouldn't be profitable to do so? The airlines spend hundreds of millions of pounds on portraying the right image, why would they want to ruin that image on a measure that may only save them a few million pounds. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BluePolo Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 If they did implement it, there's a good chance that they would allow a weight that is less than most people + the current baggage allowance. I may be cynical, but I suspect that they'd end up getting more money out of us. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eckerslike Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 One day when the American heavyweight division of their hamburger eating team set off together for the pork eating Olympics, the plane won't be able to get off the ground. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BettyBooHoo! Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 We pay the airlines an additional fee for excess baggage, because (apparently) the extra weight means they need to use more fuel etc. However, a heavy person, who has baggage weighing under his allowance, may have a combined weight (himself + baggage) greater than that of a lighter man who has considerable excess baggage. Yet, it is the lighter man who will be paying more! Is that fair? Surely, the fairest thing to do, would be to charge for excess weight on the basis of combined (person + baggage) weight? Why don't airlines do this? I wouldn't put it past Ryan Air!!! There's not much they don't charge for so you never know! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harleyman Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 Many airports now have a plastic bin and the carry on bag has to fit in the bin to be accepted as carry on. Why not have the same system for overweight people. There could be a standard sized airline seat at the check in location and if the passenger overflowed the arm rest and seat they would be charged double since no one of normal size could sit comfortably in the next seat to that passenger and therefore one seat wasted Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moosey Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm 6'3 and weigh around 100k. I'm in reasonably good shape, run marathons etc. Why should I pay more than a 5'2 dwarf bloke who is in the same sort of shape, but weighs 50k because he's a foot shorter than me? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeadingNorth Posted October 24, 2009 Share Posted October 24, 2009 I'm 6'3 and weigh around 100k. I'm in reasonably good shape, run marathons etc. Why should I pay more than a 5'2 dwarf bloke who is in the same sort of shape, but weighs 50k because he's a foot shorter than me? Because it costs more to transport you than him. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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