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Samoa Air Airline to charge overweight passengers more

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  1. Air Langhi

    Air Langhi Contributing Member

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    Read more: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel...engers-more-20130402-2h495.html#ixzz2PJgw8gZt


    I don't this will catch on, but could you imagine southwest doing this, making people stand on scales.
     
    #1 Air Langhi, Apr 2, 2013
  2. Mr. Clutch

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    Weight discrimination is spreading.
     
    #2 Mr. Clutch, Apr 2, 2013
  3. Anxiety Trooper

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    Good.
     
    #3 Anxiety Trooper, Apr 2, 2013
  4. SwoLy-D

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    :confused: Yes, because caring for your health and asking you to stop eating that extra cookie is extremely discriminatory?

    You have to pay extra, so... you're going to cry foul instead of looking out for yourself? :confused:

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    #4 SwoLy-D, Apr 2, 2013
  5. Jontro

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    So do us skinny people get extra cookies?
     
    #5 Jontro, Apr 2, 2013
  6. Mr. Clutch

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    95% of obesity is due to genetics.
     
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  7. boomboom

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    Not approved.

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  8. Nice Rollin

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    They're huge because of genetics fool
     
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  9. Yonkers

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    Oh lord. Not another 'we hate fat people thread'.

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  10. Rodman23

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    excellent news, now they'll have less money to spend on food.
     
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  11. JD88

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    Good. If they require more, they pay more. It only makes sense.

    If you have a bigger yard, you pay more for lawncare then a person with a smaller yard. If you have a big SUV, you pay extra to have it detailed. If your house is bigger, it costs more to clean.

    If you take up two seats, you pay for two seats. Otherwise, you're getting a discount others don't receive.
     
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    What about pregnant women? Do they have to pay more because of the extra weight? What about ripped dudes? Does it take into account height? Would people who weigh a lot because they're really tall be charged extra?
     
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  13. robbie380

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    By genetics do you mean poor eating habits and lack of exercise?
     
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  14. Air Langhi

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    The more weight on board the more fuel you have to burn so why would it matter is a women is pregnant or if you are tall. It is based on weight. So $/KG.
     
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    So if you weigh less than the norm, do you get a discount?
     
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    I thought airlines like Southwest (maybe a few others) already charge overweight people for an extra seat if they do not fit in the seat..
     
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  17. SwoLy-D

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    I guess if they don't eat ANYTHING AT ALL they get fat? :confused: Is that what happens? :eek:

    Yeah, right. A otro perro con ese hueso. Put the cookie down.


    This is where I'd like to take it... depending on height, you should be at a certain weight... and pregnant people should at least show they're pregnant (belly) not just weight. The scale should be right for FIT and HEALTHY people... those that didn't eat an extra twinkie.
     
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  18. Anxiety Trooper

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    Wrong! That's discrimination. It's will be strictly about the weight of a person. That's the airlines business model these days. Reduce weight on board and charge extra in the areas you deem customers have no choice but to pay (I.e check in bags, food, and now weight)
     
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  19. arjun

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    thats not really cool
     
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  20. Xerobull

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    100% of your statement is conjectural.
     
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