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Mr 5 0 · 06-19-2002, 07:51 PM

Unit/Hammer:

You guys may be on to something here.

If the airlines charged passengers by their weight (per pound) it would be totally equitable. After all, they treat passengers like cattle anyway so why not use a standard non-discriminatory standard of charging for tickets and this way, they can cover any potential e:xtra expense of providing extra-large seating or any other special accomodation they may be forced to make in the future for overweight passengers.

I like it.

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srv1

Your comment: i say let those multi million/billion airline industries that have been bending us over and sticking their high price plane fairs up our asz...

Almost all the major airline passenger carriers have been bleeding money losses since 9/11. We're talking hundreds of millions in losses per quarter. They are looking for billion-dollar federal loan guarantees to survive. Some have already folded or merged.

Airlines are a business. They must make a profit to survive. Stockholders demand profits. The airlines are looking to cut costs wherever possible, naturally, that's the reason for the packed cabins we have to endure.

The whole debate over making obese people pay for a second seat is mostly based on selling more seats as well as the normal-sized passengers comfort, which rates a distant second with airline executives concerns.

I think paying by the pound is a splendid way to resolve the problem. Fat people pay their way without forcing normal sized folks to pay extra and with special 'phat seats' the problem is solved.

Mustang Works solves another national problem!

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06-19-2002, 07:51 PM	#15
Mr 5 0 Conservative Individualist Join Date: May 1997 Location: Wherever I need to be Posts: 7,487	Phat seats Unit/Hammer: You guys may be on to something here. If the airlines charged passengers by their weight (per pound) it would be totally equitable. After all, they treat passengers like cattle anyway so why not use a standard non-discriminatory standard of charging for tickets and this way, they can cover any potential e:xtra expense of providing extra-large seating or any other special accomodation they may be forced to make in the future for overweight passengers. I like it. ********************** srv1** Your comment: i say let those multi million/billion airline industries that have been bending us over and sticking their high price plane fairs up our asz... Almost all the major airline passenger carriers have been bleeding money losses since 9/11. We're talking hundreds of millions in losses per quarter. They are looking for billion-dollar federal loan guarantees to survive. Some have already folded or merged. Airlines are a business. They must make a profit to survive. Stockholders demand profits. The airlines are looking to cut costs wherever possible, naturally, that's the reason for the packed cabins we have to endure. The whole debate over making obese people pay for a second seat is mostly based on selling more seats as well as the normal-sized passengers comfort, which rates a distant second with airline executives concerns. I think paying by the pound is a splendid way to resolve the problem. Fat people pay their way without forcing normal sized folks to pay extra and with special 'phat seats' the problem is solved. Mustang Works solves another national problem! Next?