brit-gob 9 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 A new topic on an old topic... Airline where fat fliers pay more: Passengers pay a fixed price per kilogram Head of Samoa Air said that it was 'the fairest way of travelling' Under the new rules passengers pay a fixed price per kilogram Passengers put their weight into online booking section of the Samoa Air. Samoa Air has started to charge passengers for a plane seat according to how much they weigh. Under the new model passengers pay a fixed price per kilogram for the ticket price, which varies depending on the route length. Head of Samoa Air Chris Langton told Australia's ABC Radio that it was 'the fairest way of travelling.' Link to post Share on other sites
grungy-gonads 54 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Well done Mr Samoa Air PR guys! We know you exist now! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 That'll be $555555 please! (I got that on the 'fitness watch' site ) Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 I am NOT clicking on that (fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice...) Link to post Share on other sites
Chriselle 158 Posted April 3, 2013 Share Posted April 3, 2013 Ya...but Pie Eater's spoilers are like traffic accidents you drive by....... Ya just gotta look. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 4, 2013 Share Posted April 4, 2013 There's some seriously hefty Samoans out there! I don't have a problem with a fly by weight charge if it includes person and baggage with a reasonable price per kilo equally applied. If there is an 'under the amount one price, over you pay exorbitant $per kilo' it is not fair. Remember it is not always a 'fat' penalty. There are a lot of muscle bound 6ft plus sportsmen that will weigh a fair click. Generally women will get a better deal than blokes - how do you feel about that - discrimination based on gender? Or all good? Then you have the issue of fitting in the seat. If they are mahousive they need 2 seats, a business seat, or a special sized seat. This pay by weight doesn't address this problem. What if they book out the plane and then discover that 10 passengers butts are so large they can't fit in the seat. Link to post Share on other sites
onehunga 26 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I think charging by total weigh, ie pax plus bags is the way to go if done correctly (ie my way). Instead of a weigh limit for your bags, apply the limit to bags plus pax. Set it at a reasonable limit, say 110kgs. If you and your bag weigh more, then excess fees apply. If there is a group of you then the limit would be number of pax times 110kg. Maybe set a different limit for infants, kids and teenagers. Still doesn't get round the issue of some people actually being to big to fit in an economy seat, but then those people need to go business class, with the bigger seats. Link to post Share on other sites
NoFakie 45 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 If heavy women pay more than light men, it's not based on gender! The missing information is that Samoa Air uses lots of little planes like Cessna's so people's weight is a bigger deal for them. This may not be coming to an airline near you soon! If the cost of fuel is a big issue for airlines, then yeah people who need more lifting should pay more than those who need less. Whether it's muscle or fat is largely irrelevant. Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 Indeed, weight is the factor, not gender or BMI. But Mamabear makes a good point about people who ``spill over'' into the neighboring seat. That shouldn't be allowed. Buy a second seat, but then divide the weight by two, so if you're 140kg, you buy two 70kg seats. Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'll bet the weight difference between passengers has a negligible effect on fuel costs......this is just another way for airlines to charge more to the customer Link to post Share on other sites
Dunga 1 Posted April 5, 2013 Share Posted April 5, 2013 I'll bet the weight difference between passengers has a negligible effect on fuel costs......this is just another way for airlines to charge more to the customer If you're talking about large planes, then probably not, if you're talking 5-20 seater planes, ten yes. Think about how a small 1.6L engine car goes when you add a Devon or third person when labouring up a hill. PS, I used to work with Boeing and airbus on weight reduction program's where they were trying to shave 40-50kgs from the wings. This weight saving over the life of the plane would have an estimated saving for the airline of somewhere between $100-250k USD. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 6, 2013 Share Posted April 6, 2013 I'm all for this and the 2 seats requirement for fatties. It would reduce the chance of a spillover in body fat and odour over adjacent innocent passengers. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I dont think it'll do that much for odour spillage WVS. Worst stench flight I took was a skinny dude joining our journey to London in Hong Kong. He was seated elsewhere but moved after take off to a row of 4 spare seats in the central block, three rows in front of us. He lay down and went to sleep the entire way to London - trumpeting loudly the entire way. The stench filled the entire cabin. I put tiger balm under my nose to mask it! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I am NOT clicking on that (fool me once, shame on you; fool me twice...) Sorry, DiGriz Fantasy twins! Link to post Share on other sites
DumbStick 13 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I've had a bad experience with someone with really very very bad smelling feet too. The guy even took his shoes off, and not cover them!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Slippery Jim 65 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 No, No, & No, Pies. MB, had one of those sitting next to me once on a Tokyo-Honolulu flight. SBD the entire way! Link to post Share on other sites
pie-eater 207 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I think girlfriends who are slight (and sexy) should allow boyfriends (such as myself) to be able to bring back loads more beans, HP Sauce, chocolate, Picallily and Heinz Sponge Puddings. It's only fair. Link to post Share on other sites
seemore 66 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 Last month I flew to Bali and had Garlic man behind me (he reeked of Garlic) and Fartman in front of me (he kept dropping these foul farts) lucky it was only 4 hours but it wasn't pleasant Link to post Share on other sites
gnarly-dude 1 Posted April 7, 2013 Share Posted April 7, 2013 I find the garlic thing really lacking in..... just niceness. If I'm going on a flight, I'll avoid garlic for a few days. It seems the decent thing to do. Link to post Share on other sites
HelperElfMissy 42 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Perhaps a surcharge and isolation for stinkers! Link to post Share on other sites
Tubby Beaver 209 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Or how about all you holier-than-thou's stay in ur ivory towers and let us fat, stinky plebs travel in peace? Link to post Share on other sites
frannyo 2 Posted April 8, 2013 Share Posted April 8, 2013 Stingling of garlic is just bad show, simple as. Link to post Share on other sites
Alexander L 80 Posted April 10, 2013 Share Posted April 10, 2013 The overhangers have this stench everytime they move. The armpits release the poison with malice. Link to post Share on other sites
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