Torneyboy Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 We...OZ charge for an extra seat/extension seat belt..if you can't cram youself into the seat and snuggle up to the pax next to you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
think_too_mut Posted June 28, 2004 Report Share Posted June 28, 2004 Mentors said:I t's unfair that fat people should pay for a 2nd or 5th seat in a plane. It would be much more effective when such heavy people don't get any meals on board. When they pay 2 seats, they get 2 meals. If there are any. SouthWest Airlines give them a double - 2 bags of peanuts, 10g each. Others may be giving double whatever the meal is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
atticusblue Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 Even the Southwest Airlines lard-ass rule has little effect. Here's what happens: Fatty arrives at the gate and is escorted to his seat before departure. If he can cram himself in and buckle the belt, he buys no extra seat. That means most fatties aren't forced to buy an extra seat since even truly obese tubs can stuff themselves in and overflow into the adjacent seat. No other US domestic carrier has dared use the SW method probably because it could offend about one out of five travellers in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hamokhamok Posted July 7, 2004 Report Share Posted July 7, 2004 On the question of excess baggage. Depending on the 'excess' and the size of it I think there may be a way of bringing the excess on board without having it weighed in. Coming back from Bangkok recently I saw a person waiting at the gate to hand over his boarding card and he was challenged about the size of the 'hand' luggage which he wanted to bring on board. It was taken from him, labelled and he was told that he can pick it up with the rest of his luggage at the destination. That got me thinking about having some heavy but not overly big 'hand' luggage which you need to bring but not check in because it was going to put you well over the limit of say 20Kg. Just keep it back (maybe your friend can mind) when you check in your bags. Then go to the gate and be ready to hand it over - unweighed at check in and therefore no 'excess' baggage charges. You need to be ready to have a second bag packed (perhaps inside) with the things you need on board and those items like cameras which you don't want to hand over. This might work and then again maybe it will fail and you might be sent back to check in. The latter is unlikely to happen if you are at the gate. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BelgianBoy Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 All, Ok, back to stereotypes then : one overweight farang of 100+ kg with his 20 kg baggage against a -50 kg little Thai woman with 30+ kg baggage. What happens ? Thai lady pays excess luggage or not ? BB curious Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MooNoi Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Ok, back to stereotypes then : one overweight farang of 100+ kg with his 20 kg baggage against a -50 kg little Thai woman with 30+ kg baggage.What happens ? Thai lady pays excess luggage or not ? Well, yes... she would. Unless she was travelling on TG - they are really generous when it comes to checked luggage allowance! Airlines like Qantas, British Airways, Cathay, Singapore, in my experience, are very strict and will charge like wounded bulls - out of Australia at least, anyway. An airline seat can carry a person of 30kg, 60kg, 80kg, 110kg... no problem. But if everyone in economy turned up with an extra 15-20kg luggage over the allowance, then that's up to 8 tonnes extra weight, and a lot of extra space taken up in the cargo area. These are the main reasons. Passenger aircraft also carry a lot of cargo and freight as well, so the airlines need to ensure they have enough room to carry these consignments. What really bugs me is, if you are travelling to-or-from the USA, the airlines work on the "piece" system. In economy, you can check-in up to 2 pieces of checked luggage weighing up to 32kg each! If you travel anywhere else, they use the "weight" system, which is one piece at a maximum of 20kg. So you American boys have got it good! If you have a look at your air ticket, (if its a paper one and not an e-ticket of course) you can see whether your flight is based on the "piece" system or the "weight" system. FlyP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lembeh Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 I always thought a fairer way would be a "combined weight" allowance. i.e. YOU plus your baggage. You get a maximum of what, 100 kilos. How you make it up is up to you, and for over weight, (whether you or the bags) you pay extra at a constant rate per kilo (i.e. whether its you or the bag is over weight allowance, no difference)... -j- Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TroyinEwa/Perv Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 Always the scammers........my favorite kind of people at the gate. Eventually you people have to board the plane and I am the guy at the gate taking your ticket. Give your friend your bags while you check in but you will have to board sooner or later. I will be the guy that will some day send you back to the counter to check your bags and you can wave aloha to your flight as it leaves on time with the people on board who followed the rules or paid the price already. Flame away but you know who you are. You will all try to get away with it but a wrong is a wrong and those that try to justify it are just plain ignorant. I welcome your arguments. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dean Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 At least you don't work for either Easyjet or Ryanair, both excellent airlines if you don't need to check or carry on any suitcases. I regularly go to Ireland and bring back a small bag full of Irish crystal. I never let this bag out of my sight or let anyone carry it. The bag is small enough to put under the seat in front of me. Going from Belfast to Edinburgh, Easyjet said the bag was over their 5 kilo carryon limit and I would have to check it. I said I was carrying crystal in it (double bubble wraped) and did not want to check it. Easyjet insisted, saying that there would be no problem. I could give the bag to the flight attendant and retrieve it from them in Edinburgh. I did as I was told and gave the bag to the flight attendant in Belfast but they did not have it in Edinburgh. I came to the baggage claim area and sure enough, three pieces were broken, worth about 300 euros. Esayjet denied any responsibility and basically said that I was a dumb s..t for checking it in. Ryanair isn't much better, with the lowest baggage weight allowance in the business and the highest charge per kilo. They have got me twice for abuot 100 sterling each time. I just wish that airlines would have uniform rules concerning baggage, or supply me with a scale so I can weigh my bags while I'm packing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ThaiHome Posted July 8, 2004 Report Share Posted July 8, 2004 TroyinEwa1 said:and you can wave aloha to your flight as it leaves on time with the people on board who followed the rules or paid the price already. Flame away but you know who you are. You will all try to get away with it but a wrong is a wrong and those that try to justify it are just plain ignorant. I welcome your arguments. You won't get an argument from me. Can't remember the last time in 4 years we didn't pay overweight charges (my wife doesn't understand the concept of packing light). I will say that having used TG, United (Int & US Domestic), Delta (Int & US Domestic) Gulf Air, Malaysia, SG, and can't remember who else, every single counter person was apologetic about having to charge me extra and discounted the charge by at least 50%. TH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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