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Doug Varrieur

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Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« on: March 26, 2013, 08:52:37 AM »

Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound! That was the breaking news this morning....WoW! there's another good reason to lose weight BUT what terrible thing to do to people...Can you imagine, you show up at the airport and you stand in line to be weighed so they can determine your FAT surcharge.........

There's just something really wrong with this concept.

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Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #1 on: March 26, 2013, 01:28:38 PM »
I don't know Doug... I can see both sides of this.

Yes, it could potentially be embarrassing for the passengers (although their actual weight wouldn't have to be revealed to everyone in line).

On the other hand, this could be the most fundamentally accurate way of pricing a ticket.  Strictly mathematically, it costs the airline more to transport a 300 pound person than a 150 pound person, so why wouldn't that ticket cost more?  UPS determines the cost of shipping based on the size and weight of the package, and the distance traveled.  We're just "packages" being delivered by the airline to a particular location.  :)

And you're right, it would be another financial incentive to lose weight!

Just my 2 cents!
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Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #2 on: March 26, 2013, 03:51:32 PM »
I see Scott's point, too!

However, using the UPS model, passengers are reduced to the status of cargo.
But then, the airlines have been slowly dehumanizing their services, anyway. :-\

This is what happens when too few airlines dominate the skies.

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Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2013, 03:12:36 AM »
One of the options was to weigh passenger and luggage.  If you are carrying an extra few lbs,  travel light - hand luggage only.
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Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2013, 03:00:58 PM »
Last I heard, the airlines have been getting so swamped with calls, letters, and emails
from angry fliers over this, that it sounds like they are going to shelve the idea (at least for now).

This is not surprising, as airlines have been adding more and more fees in recent years.
People are letting them know: "Back off!... Or lose business!".

I guess we'll see how this plays out.

Tony
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Re: Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #5 on: April 07, 2013, 10:57:26 PM »
Should we all fed x out of the airport lol
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Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #6 on: April 08, 2013, 09:35:50 AM »
 :D :D :D
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Re: Soon airline passengers may be charged by the pound!
« Reply #7 on: April 11, 2013, 12:14:39 AM »

JAY
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