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kuyakev
ANSWERS: 12
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no
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No! That would be quite offensive to many "weight challenged" people and would be considered a form of discrimination on the airline's behalf. This would never work.
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The day an aeroplane falls out of the sky because one of the passengers weighs too much for it to stay up, then we'll think about it. Until then, there is no possible reason I can see why this idea should be considered, let alone adopted.
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Most all airline tickets weight about the same.
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if that was to be,then the airline would loose money.
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Compared to the massive weight of the airplane and cargo, the marginal increase in weight due to customers is insignificant. Add on top of that the discrimination lawsuits and the people who will stop flying because they don't want to be judged, and if doesn't look economically feasible. Ethically, I don't see any reason not to charge by weight, but from a practical perspective, it would never work.
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No. airfare rates should be based on an individuals hip measurements. Lets face it, a person 6 ft. tall can weigh 300 pounds and still fit into a single seat aboard an aircraft. A person 5 ft. tall can weigh 300 pounds and will need at least two to three seats to occupy, because of their hip measurements. Its not the weight of a person. Its how its distributed.
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It's easy; it costs more to fly more weight. The principles of flight are easy: weight over lift and thrust over drag. You change one you effect them all. Witch cost more to send UPS; a 8" bowling ball or an 8" balloon? Should you pay more, I don't know but I do know what costs more.
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For me, that'd be great. I coud afford to travel all the time.
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From a pure standpoint of economics it would be fair. The weight of the cargo profoundly effects the amount of fuel consumed. If an airplane has a capacity of 200 passengers then their weight makes a huge difference in what the cost to the airline for fuel is. 200 people weighing 120 lbs totals 24,000 Lbs. If they weigh 150 lbs then it is 30,000 lbs. If they weigh 200 lbs then it is 40,000. At 250 lbs people make it 50,000 and 300 pounders would result in a weight of 60,000 lbs. The fairest way to charge would be to do it by weight of the passenber, the carry on items (much less these days) and the checked baggage. I am not trying to be unfair to anybody, but it is basic math, physics and economics.
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Well if they are, I demand discount on account of being petite!!
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Some Airlines actually do charge very large people for two seats.
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