It pays to be slim.
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Southwest Airlines has been doing this for years.
http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/extra-seat/index-pol.html
http://www.southwest.com/html/customer-service/extra-seat/index-pol.html
I've said this for years - all adults allowed, say, 110kg total (bodyweight plus luggage) in their fare. Pay extra for any extra. Simple, and fair.
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Ryanair would have a field day with this idea. 
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EddieM
I think london and the southeast should stop subsidising the rest of the country, and that postal charges should be based on the number of post miles to the recipients door. Also the TV licence should be metered I mean its ridiculous that someone who watches TV for a couple of hours a day pays the same as someone who watches it all day.
People should also be fined for being ugly and badly dressed too.
People should also be fined for being ugly and badly dressed too.
Don't forget the "Grumpy " tax Eddie 
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EddieM
and another thing......... time for me meds
I think that's an excellent idea.
Baggage weights, of course, are limited. That is because the all-up weight of the aeroplane determines the amount of fuel needed to travel a given distance.
Passenger weights, despite being far greater than the weight of baggage, seems not to have any influence on the matter. For example, I weigh about 11 stones, compared to my usual baggage allowance of 21kg (sorry, I can't get my head round these trendy new decimal units of measurement).
The weight of hand baggage is also ignored. Although size limits are in place, the weight need not relate to the size. For example, I could take on board a regulation-sized bag full of gold bars (except I couldn't afford to) and that would be quite acceptable.
And one parting shot: have you ever had to sit next to a baby hippopotamus? I have. (No, not my wife.)
Baggage weights, of course, are limited. That is because the all-up weight of the aeroplane determines the amount of fuel needed to travel a given distance.
Passenger weights, despite being far greater than the weight of baggage, seems not to have any influence on the matter. For example, I weigh about 11 stones, compared to my usual baggage allowance of 21kg (sorry, I can't get my head round these trendy new decimal units of measurement).
The weight of hand baggage is also ignored. Although size limits are in place, the weight need not relate to the size. For example, I could take on board a regulation-sized bag full of gold bars (except I couldn't afford to) and that would be quite acceptable.
And one parting shot: have you ever had to sit next to a baby hippopotamus? I have. (No, not my wife.)
So somebody that is very tall & will be particularly uncomfortable in airline seats anyway, should pay more than the shorty's who the seats are designed for then? I think not
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EddieM
Ryanair has a hand luggage weight limit of 10 kg.
I suppose there is some merit in charging for a persons total weight although as men are on average heavier than women some may claim discrimination.
A few years ago we flew to Australia, fine going out but coming back was different. We left Australia ok and stopped in Hong Kong but when we came to reboard we were overweght. The additional cost would have been something like $90 (hong kong) and we only had about $7 on us. The lady on the checkout desk got us to repack a few things , labelled a 33kg suitcase as 30kg , over loaded our hand luggage and told us to stuff as much in our pockets as possible and so we avoided any additional payments. Did make us wonder though.
Then last year I went to Munich for a few days. I only took hand luggage and packed underwear at the end of it's life and just dumped them in the hotel
A few years ago we flew to Australia, fine going out but coming back was different. We left Australia ok and stopped in Hong Kong but when we came to reboard we were overweght. The additional cost would have been something like $90 (hong kong) and we only had about $7 on us. The lady on the checkout desk got us to repack a few things , labelled a 33kg suitcase as 30kg , over loaded our hand luggage and told us to stuff as much in our pockets as possible and so we avoided any additional payments. Did make us wonder though.
Then last year I went to Munich for a few days. I only took hand luggage and packed underwear at the end of it's life and just dumped them in the hotel
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Excuse me while I file for bankruptcy...
The idea is that the weight brackets will be banded so that you are charged accordingly, is an interesting one.
I can see it now, people stripping off in order to meet the lower bracket, then frantically piling clothes back on out of their suitcase because the case is over-weight.
I wonder just how far people will go to save a few quid, i.e. starvation, no drink, nude?
I can see it now, people stripping off in order to meet the lower bracket, then frantically piling clothes back on out of their suitcase because the case is over-weight.
I wonder just how far people will go to save a few quid, i.e. starvation, no drink, nude?
