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Finnair now weighing passengers at the gate
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If this was a progressive weight charge, I'd be all for it. For example if you are 2x the mean weight for an adult, then you pay 4x the cost, whereas if you are 2 standard deviations lighter you'd only pay 1/4th the cost I'd be all for it. But that isn't what they are planning on doing with this. It's just a way to charge more for worse service.
then they get 4x the space on the plane, right?
The majority of costs to the airline are in taxes, airport fees, and lease costs of the plane. I think you’ll be surprised to find out that fuel consumption is a very minor part of the ticket cost. You must also consider that the increased fuel consumption of +50kg of extra cargo to a system that is 100+ tons to begin with is going to be a bit negligible.
Sure you could have a progressive weight charge. But it’s gonna be more like $1 for someone who is twice your weight. Not twice the ticket price.