http://www.thestar.com/business/2013/04 ... olicy.html
It makes sense however for families...

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Bwhahahahahahaha!!!!!!!!!Changes in Latitudes wrote:Samoans are notoriously tiny people too, so they won't mind a bit.
No, because higher weighing passengers cost more to fly then lighter weighing passengers.bmc wrote:So if heavier passengers pay more, they become higher yielding passengers. Should higher paying passengers be entitled to more services?
TheCheez wrote: Sure the fuel burn is a bit more, but seriously what's the extra cost per seat mile of a pax that weighs in 50lbs heavier than another on a plane that size?
Hey I agree that over all the hours on that plane over a full year, a 50lb heavier passenger probably costs thousands. But what about on a 1 hour leg, one ticket, one flight. How much extra do you charge the fat guy, and how much does a child save?Jack In The Box wrote:TheCheez wrote: Sure the fuel burn is a bit more, but seriously what's the extra cost per seat mile of a pax that weighs in 50lbs heavier than another on a plane that size?
When you add 50 pounds per person for half the passengers (probably about accurate) for every flight done every day for 365 days. The amount of $$ extra spent on higher fuel burns (with fuel price these days...) is NO insignificant amount.
Wasn't there an airline asking passengers to pee before the flight? As each passenger losing 1 pound of liquid meant 200 pounds less on each flight? They were talking over thousands of dollars in savings if I remember correctly.
http://business.financialpost.com/2013/ ... n-5-years/The carrier also noted it had turned in a profit for 2012 as a whole, reporting an adjusted net income of $53-million, or 19¢ a share for the year, up from a loss of $122-million last year – its first yearly profit since 2007.
Every now and then someone says something that describes the way I feel so succinctly that it bears repeating.Changes in Latitudes wrote:Somehow I have to think that the first swig from the bottle must have tasted so much sweeter than the last few drops we're currently trying to lick out this empty industry.
Actually, the way it is going with reduced pleasure in flying, and checking in also, the best solution would be for the airline to pick you up at home, like a FedEx parcel. They would sedate you at home, weigh you, ferry you wherever you are going, based on weight, You would simply wake up in your booked hotel room, fresh for dinner and drinks. I would just love that!Meatservo wrote:Every now and then someone says something that describes the way I feel so succinctly that it bears repeating.Changes in Latitudes wrote:Somehow I have to think that the first swig from the bottle must have tasted so much sweeter than the last few drops we're currently trying to lick out this empty industry.
What I would really like is if we could fast-forward to the inevitable time where we will be anesthetizing passengers and stacking them in racks for long journeys. I think at least for me, air travel would be much more pleasant this way. I mean as a passenger. I hate flying as a passenger. I was under a general anaesthetic once, and it was lovely. I just had a dry throat and was very thirsty when I woke up, which is just the same as an aeroplane ride, come to think of it, without the hours and hours of discomfort and pissed-offedness preceding it.
I think you're getting close here. Night service sounds even better. Wake up in the parking lot of your designated breakfast destination with a Large orange juice. Ready to start the day on local time.Expat wrote:Actually, the way it is going with reduced pleasure in flying, and checking in also, the best solution would be for the airline to pick you up at home, like a FedEx parcel. They would sedate you at home, weigh you, ferry you wherever you are going, based on weight, You would simply wake up in your booked hotel room, fresh for dinner and drinks. I would just love that!Meatservo wrote:
What I would really like is if we could fast-forward to the inevitable time where we will be anesthetizing passengers and stacking them in racks for long journeys. I think at least for me, air travel would be much more pleasant this way. I mean as a passenger. I hate flying as a passenger. I was under a general anaesthetic once, and it was lovely. I just had a dry throat and was very thirsty when I woke up, which is just the same as an aeroplane ride, come to think of it, without the hours and hours of discomfort and pissed-offedness preceding it.