just the act of paying
when it's over weight pisses me off. I'm 12st wet through and I get the same allowance as some person way heavier than me? I think they should bring in a £ per Lb per mile. That'd make it a lot fairer.
(Kip, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:02, 4 replies)

The woman that told me my bag was overweight was morbidly obese herself. (Probably why she was just ground staff).

I wanted to suggest the bag is overweight as her stomach was overhanging onto the scales.

But I didn't.
( jeevesandfister, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:05, closed)

That is a FANTASTIC idea
You + your bag must weigh less than, say 15st or you pay extra.

Can we also have air miles working in reverse? Pretty please? So someone going on holiday once in a blue moon pays a lot less than someone fucking up the planet in a plane every single day for little reason?
(MrOli is ugly, but in the morning you will be sober, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:05, closed)

Yes - that is a very good idea
Though I don't think the airline industry would like it.
( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:17, closed)

why on Earth would someone fly on a plane every day for little reason
it's not a very comfortable way to travel
(likeajackhammer, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:42, closed)

Because they were a pilot?

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 28 May 2010, 14:10, closed)

ha
but I did say "little reason"...
(likeajackhammer, Fri 28 May 2010, 16:37, closed)

I think this. I think everyone should pay by collective weight of them and their baggage.

( Je suis un vagabond is an unfunny, up your own arse middle class knob, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:16, closed)

There's even sort of a precedent for it,
on those rare occasions when the plane can't take off and they have to ask four or five fat bastards to take the next flight instead.
( .Yeti., Fri 28 May 2010, 13:22, closed)

this is bollocks
unless you're talking about a small prop plane (which would probably only have about 4 or 5 spaces anyway) - if anybody asked 4 or 5 fat people to leave a plane I was on because otherwise it won't take off, then I'd be right after them.

The most they'll ever do is ask heavier people to sit nearer the wing or, if there is a problem with one of the holds, ask them to sit on the opposite side of the plane
(likeajackhammer, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:35, closed)

Speaking from a position of utter ignorance
I would assume that various models of plane have a maximum weight they are permitted to carry - probably set somewhat below the point that safety would become an issue. If the combined weight of people+baggage exceeded this, wouldn't it be fairly likely that a few passengers+associated baggage would have to get off, just to get back below the numbers insisted upon by insurers (or whatever)?
( Happy Phantom has been to Hastings, Brighton, and Eastbourne too, Fri 28 May 2010, 14:59, closed)

but if the aircraft was skirting that close to the maximum weight that 4 people would make a difference
then I'd rather not fly with them
(likeajackhammer, Fri 28 May 2010, 16:33, closed)

Ricky Gervais is funny isn't he?!

(likeajackhammer, Fri 28 May 2010, 13:35, closed)

yeah, he stole that off me.
I came up with that one when I went skiing with my dad when I was 15, 20ish years ago, but thanks for the credit.
(Kip, Fri 28 May 2010, 17:43, closed)