

Samoans could pay anywhere from $1 to $4.16 per kilogram









Source: The Sydney Morning Herald

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RE: Fair is fair
By Gondor on 4/2/2013 10:47:57 AM , Rating: -1
They could put certain percentage of oversized seats into the economy class as well, there is no need to discriminate overweight users by offering them business class only. It is a fact that there are alot more obese people nowadays than there were decades ago and there is no reason to deprive them of the opportunity to travel by air.

Yes, they occupy more space, cause the plane to consume more fuel etc., hence they should pay more. But they should then be given wider seats for what the paid extra in any class, not just in business.

For instance if oversized seat takes up as much space as one and a half (1.5) regular seats, it should cost 1.5 times more (possibly a little extra for refitting and bigger risk of vacant seats). Instead of 3 seats in a row the company will mount 2 wider seats, fill them both up and charge the same price per row of seats as it would with normal-width seats.

RE: Fair is fair

RE: Fair is fair
By othercents on 4/2/2013 11:08:23 AM , Rating: 2

That's actually a good point. If you are going to charge by weight then you should provide more space instead of putting those same people into the same sized seats as the other passengers. The only proper way to measure this is by girth.

RE: Fair is fair
By Motoman on 4/2/2013 1:51:12 PM , Rating: 2
...until you're a normal sized person who tries to book a flight, only to be told that there's only "fattie" seats left, and you'll have to pay 150% for that ticket because the seat is 50% bigger.

No...what we need to do is stop catering to people who are that overweight. You don't want to be inconvenienced in public by the facilities that are there? Lose weight. Otherwise, deal with it.

RE: Fair is fair
By lagomorpha on 4/3/2013 9:50:14 AM , Rating: 2
Could be like one of those free upgrades to first class.

