Should overweight passengers have to pay more for plane tickets?

Wol62 · 2024-10-16T12:48:42-04:00

Travel - Should overweight passengers have to pay more for plane tickets? Some airlines does this, is... (67 replies).

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Some airlines does this, is this discrimination or do you support it as the more you weigh, the more room you take up. The more fuel the plane will burn etc.
is this just common sense or is it way too unpopular.

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Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

What weight is considered "nominal"?
Those under that weight should then get a refund.

Crazychick · 36-40, F

@Tastyfrzz Where does it say the word "nominal"? I can't see it.

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@Crazychick correct! They need to specify what the limits are.

Crazychick · 36-40, F

@Tastyfrzz Where did you bring the word "nominal" into it from?

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@Crazychick if they say that one 8s overweight then what is the limit? Nominal refers to the mean of a distribution. If pne exceeds that limit it must be at some value over the mean. Like one, two, or three sigma. So what is the nominal weight they want everyone to be at? What is the acceptable range? Those on the low end should get a discount.

Crazychick · 36-40, F

@Tastyfrzz Onebis overweightbthen? Pne? What are these words in English?

Tastyfrzz · 61-69, M

@Crazychick ones that are difficult to type on a wee cell phone with big fingers.

Crazychick · 36-40, F

@Tastyfrzz I don't use a phone to go on websites, I use a computer.