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In reply to the discussion: Samoa Air has become the world's first airline to implement "pay as you weigh" [View all]A six foot four muscular person who weighs two hundred pounds weighs the same as a five foot six flabby person who weighs two hundred pounds. Height or musculature does not impart some odd "magic" where a pound is suddenly not a pound.
It ain't apples and oranges. Weight is weight. You pay by the pound, not by how much "room" you are taking up in the cabin. When the weight limit is reached, no more passengers can board, even if some of the seats are empty.
The flight crew then allocates the weight so that the distribution is appropriate to the lift capability of the aircraft.
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Samoa Air has become the world's first airline to implement "pay as you weigh" [View all]
Ichingcarpenter
Apr 2013
OP
Overweight passengers place more burden on the carrier than does overweight baggage
DollarBillHines
Apr 2013
#54
My ticket will be very cheap under this deal, but it leaves very bad taste in my mouth.
idwiyo
Apr 2013
#71
Humiliation has never resulted in weight loss...or anything good that I can think of.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#60
Read this study : The Obesity Epidemic in the Pacific Islands Michael Curtis United States Departme
Ichingcarpenter
Apr 2013
#12
Switching to a traditional diet results in an utterly trivial level of weight loss
eridani
Apr 2013
#48
Obesity is much less of a health problem for people with a genetic inclination towards fat
eridani
Apr 2013
#11
BMI. being based solely on height and weight is unable to account for differences
Thor_MN
Apr 2013
#81
There is a side door and the seats also fold forward, typical of most aircraft of that size. n/t
A HERETIC I AM
Apr 2013
#40
As I said, the info is not that the plane will prohibit anyone from flying.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#69
People are paying by the kilo--tall/short doesn't matter, it is how much the passenger and his or
MADem
Apr 2013
#28
I went on one of those water planes between San Juan PR and one of the V.Islands.
MADem
Apr 2013
#59
Instead of paying more, maybe they'll let you sew a star on your shirt sleeve and
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#63
Why don't they charge tall people more? How about if they require that extra skinny people share
liberal_at_heart
Apr 2013
#23
No. That's not what I said at all. Not even remotely. This really isn't rocket science.
MADem
Apr 2013
#58
Yeah...generally, taller people weigh more. Also, men will pay more. Blacks will
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#64
It's just a profit thing. The airline already knows the avg total wt of its passengers
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#66
Just another way for holier-than-thou fitness freaks to feel superior... nt
Comrade_McKenzie
Apr 2013
#33
And for an airline to raise fares in such a way that not all passengers will be angry.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#68
Food is a large expense in schools. I think there shud be extra fee for kids who weigh more.
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#70
When I was in school, all kids got the same amount of the same food items for lunch.
FarCenter
Apr 2013
#72
You get food from the skinny kids. Sometimes, if there's a lot of something,
Honeycombe8
Apr 2013
#78
Cape Air weighed all passengers everytime we flew in one of those itty bitty planes
we can do it
Apr 2013
#38
Who knows? Is Samoa Air's policy upsetting those who use it the most or just DUers?
we can do it
Apr 2013
#52
Samoans travelling regionally are used to being weighed before they fly. It's no biggie, pardon the
MADem
Apr 2013
#73
(!) Though I love this place, sometimes I think we tend to overkill some issues.
we can do it
Apr 2013
#74
We also go light with a small carryon only, so I know we would save money, too.
we can do it
Apr 2013
#76