I think people should pay as one person even if they need three seats. Obesity is a disability.
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Obese entitled to 2 airline seats- Canada
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because as abstract said, tickets are sold on units and those units are designated seats
But as said, if you can charge for 2 seats why not charge half a seat for a baby.
because you cant use that other half seat
think of it like beer. you cant buy half a bottle of beer but you can buy 2 if you need it as one bottle is the lowest unit lol
Meal? What meal? Buying one from two seats is the same cost as buying two from one.
Because the airlines don't want to do this. If they weigh passengers, they'll have to use those weights for the official loading of the aircraft. One of the airline industry's dirty little secrets is that they get to use average weights for their passengers (and carry on luggage), and these days, those averages are far less than what's actually being loaded. As a result the airline gets to legally pack more stuff (people, cargo, fuel) onboard the airplane.
Seats, in the current configuration, have to be done away with.
You pay for inches on a bench seat. Problem solved.
You pay for inches on a bench seat. Problem solved.
They load the same amount of fuel now as they always have.
Flying EWR-SIN, I'll have to pass.
then they buy 2. a seat is the lowest unit
for example
1/2 seat= buy 1 seat
1 seat= buy 1 seat
1.5 seat= buy 2 seats
etc
It depends on the price of the fuel. They'll tanker if it makes financial sense. But you're right, everything else being equal they'll take the minimum. But still, remember that a lot of flights occur in situations where the aircraft is weight limited by temperature, runway length, airport altitude, and so on. So it behooves the airline to be able to call the average male with bags 200 pounds, when the real value tends to be higher.
i'm not too sure on what the price of 1sq in per flt hour is but on aircraft equipment, the weight penalties can be extreme. for instance, the new boeing p-8a maritime patrol aircraft, there is a $30,000 penalty per pound. when it comes to airlines, i'm sure it's not extreme, but every square inch and every pound matters. bottom line, if an airline can charge $500 per seat, and someone gets 2 for the price of one, they just loss $500. have a flight full of fat people, they're losing out on quite a lot.
I've always said that if I owned an airline, I'd have a seat belt with a shoulder harness that would hurt people shorter than say, 40". So like an amusement park, you'd have to be taller than that to ride.
It'd eliminate the screaming kid problem.
I've always said that if I owned an airline, I'd have a seat belt with a shoulder harness that would hurt people shorter than say, 40". So like an amusement park, you'd have to be taller than that to ride.
It'd eliminate the screaming kid problem.
that's too funny! hahaha
And, as a result the rest of us travellers subsidise their travel, via increased fair prices.
Oh yes, it will happen.
I think a doctor's letter is a damn good idea. Like one that gets you out of wearing a seat-belt up here in the Great White Farkin' Cold.
Oh yes, it will happen.
I think a doctor's letter is a damn good idea. Like one that gets you out of wearing a seat-belt up here in the Great White Farkin' Cold.
Wow, people's true colors really shine through on issues like this huh?
I have no issue with this. It might be best if the airline is notified within a certain amount of time so that no one gets bumped the day of the flight.
I have no issue with this. It might be best if the airline is notified within a certain amount of time so that no one gets bumped the day of the flight.
Wow, people's true colors really shine through on issues like this huh?
I have no issue with this. It might be best if the airline is notified within a certain amount of time so that no one gets bumped the day of the flight.
have you been on a flight these days? the airlines make sure the flights are packed. each of the 12 or so flights ive been on this year have had airlines requesting people to volunteer their seats due to overbooking or on connecting flights, asking people to volunteer seats due to weight issues of the plane
I haven't been on a plane since 2002, so you'd know better than me. But I do think obesity is more often a problem instead of a choice, and those who are obese deserve to be comfortable on a plane just like anyone else.