Flashermac Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 June 3 (Bloomberg) -- Imagine two scales at the airline ticket counter, one for your bags and one for you. The price of a ticket depends upon the weight of both. That may not be so far-fetched. "You listen to the airline CEOs, and nothing is beyond their imagination," said David Castelveter, a spokesman for the Air Transport Association, a Washington, D.C.-based trade group. "They have already begun to think exotically. Nothing is not under the microscope." He declined to discuss what any individual airline might be contemplating, including charging passengers based on weight. With fuel costs almost tripling since 2000, now accounting for as much as 40 percent of operating expenses at some carriers, according to the ATA, airlines are cutting costs and raising revenue in ways that once were unthinkable. U.S. Airways Group Inc. has eliminated snacks. Delta Air Lines Inc. is charging $25 for telephone reservations. AMR Corp.'s American Airlines last month became the first U.S. company to charge $15 for one checked bag. Even a cold drink may be harder to come by aloft. Singapore Airlines Ltd., whose shares have fallen 8.9 percent this year, is "trying to eliminate unnecessary quantities of extra water" to save weight, Chief Executive Officer Chew Choon Seng said in an interview. Watch out, fat guys! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Faustian Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Do they actually want people to fly?? They seem to be doing their best to put folks off the idea...40% of english and american people are said to be obese! Only thin people may fly...what if you are tall and muscular like me...muscles count against you???? They are heavier than fat, fark! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cavanami Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Airlines May Start Treating Passengers Like Freight 5555555555555, they have been doing this for years now! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Julian2 Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 One fat cnut and his Thai Mrs will still work out paying less than two wankers that jog every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Torneyboy Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 Guess so Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bibblies Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 About farking time too! Fatties, shape up! [.... awaits Teddy and other defenders of the obese... ] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 If the airlines start treating us like baggage, it might be an improvement over how we are treated now. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted June 4, 2008 Author Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I remember military flights that had us sit on the floor with straps across the width of the plane to hang onto. Removing the seats would save a lot of weight and maybe use less fuel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drogon Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 I am sure that there is a way to travel like in the slave ships -> an "optimal" use of space in order to carry the biggest number of people... Maybe I should sell this idea to an airline? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted June 4, 2008 Report Share Posted June 4, 2008 No need for stewardesses if they cut out meals, water and toilet trips. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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