04-02-2013, 12:51 PM
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Samoa Air to start charging passengers according to their weight
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Chris Langton told Australia's ABC Radio that it was "the fairest way of travelling".
Rather than pay for a seat, passengers pay a fixed price per kilogram, which varies depending on the route length.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-22001256
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04-02-2013, 12:53 PM
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They have the right to charge what they feel is appropriate for their services. The market will determine if the public agrees with their reasoning.
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04-02-2013, 12:54 PM
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Certainly makes sense considering the cost of airplane fuel.
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04-02-2013, 12:55 PM
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If any airline needed to institute this I can't imagine there's a better candidate than Samoa Air.
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04-02-2013, 12:55 PM
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Sounds like a good way to make a LOT of money in Samoa.
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04-02-2013, 12:56 PM
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As long as the inflight meal is better for fat people, then I am all for it.
Gotta work at keeping this flab.
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04-02-2013, 12:56 PM
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Yeah they're not exactly being fair to their population. Islanders are some of the heaviest folks on the planet.
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04-02-2013, 01:00 PM
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So if I buy a ticket at say 200lbs, but cut weight to be say 180lbs at flight time, do I get a discount? Or if I go the other way does my fat ass get charged more?
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04-02-2013, 01:04 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
If any airline needed to institute this I can't imagine there's a better candidate than Samoa Air.
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I would suggest that any american airline should be saying hi
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/ear...u-compare.html
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Last edited by undercoverbrother; 04-02-2013 at 01:07 PM.
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04-02-2013, 01:08 PM
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Interesting concept, albeit short people will fly cheaper than tall people when you move past thinking about fat people.
Oh man think about the armless and legless people, the savings!!
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04-02-2013, 01:09 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Thor
Oh man think about the armless and legless people, the savings!!
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Isn't that what the overhead bins are for?
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04-02-2013, 01:11 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
So if I buy a ticket at say 200lbs, but cut weight to be say 180lbs at flight time, do I get a discount? Or if I go the other way does my fat ass get charged more?
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I'm beating the rush and stocking up on Exlax now.
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04-02-2013, 01:15 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Senator Clay Davis
So if I buy a ticket at say 200lbs, but cut weight to be say 180lbs at flight time, do I get a discount? Or if I go the other way does my fat ass get charged more?
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It looks like you agree to pay a certain amount per kg. So when you arrive, they weigh you and everything you brought. Maybe you'd have to pay a deposit ahead of time or something?
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04-02-2013, 01:18 PM
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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
I'm beating the rush and stocking up on Exlax now.
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That's not an oil stain......!
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04-02-2013, 01:20 PM
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My face is a bum!
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What about going to BMI so us tall people don't get screwed? *What's for meathead to complain about getting screwed*
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04-02-2013, 01:26 PM
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Originally Posted by undercoverbrother
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Look at the graphic in your link. Of the top 6 nations 4 of them have large (if not almost exclusively) pacific islander populations. They're big people. That was the joke.
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04-02-2013, 01:27 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by hulkrogan
What about going to BMI so us tall people don't get screwed? *What's for meathead to complain about getting screwed*
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BMI does screw tall people over though.
I'm pretty skinny, and I have a BMI of almost 27 (well into the overweight category).
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04-02-2013, 01:27 PM
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Powerplay Quarterback
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I think in a perfectly fair world, you'd pay your share of the fuel cost by weight, and every person would pay an even amount to cover the overhead.
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04-02-2013, 01:28 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by evman150
BMI does screw tall people over though.
I'm pretty skinny, and I have a BMI of almost 27 (well into the overweight category).
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haha fatty
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04-02-2013, 01:29 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by valo403
Look at the graphic in your link. Of the top 6 nations 4 of them have large (if not almost exclusively) pacific islander populations. They're big people. That was the joke.
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so if they are large people, is it a joke......I know islanders are big, i have run into enough of them in the past 25 yrs.
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