Do you think that it's fair that really fat people have the same luggage allowance on planes as thin people?

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Oh no!

I agree completely especially when my luggage limit can be 20kgs which can be the difference in weight between me and an overweight person

Annie M

Human rights and all that, for gods sake we dont want them to start weighing people at airports as well, will be there all bloody day!

chelsea

Is it fair skinny people get a whole seat to them self's,,,,,,,,,,one day you could get fat lets see if you fill the same then ,,,,,
oh by the way iam a size 10 so no iam not fat i just don't agree with mocking people for what they look like ,,,,,,,,

Lil' Dog

And I'll bet you are someone who says they aren't racist or discriminatory. They should have exactly the same as you or I, no more, no less.

AJDarkstar

A fair question asked in a prejucial way. You need to be more understanding. This is dependent on many factors. I am overweight, but couldn't exercise or walk properly due to a benign tumor in my left leg. Now I'm trying to build my strength up again. Should I have to pay, or should the doctor who took 8 years to diagnose my problem?
Society treats heavy people like a disese, but this is the future, created by our society (started due to the discovery of oil, one of the two routes of all evil, the other being money), then cars came to be, and travel had to be same day, rather than slow and part of the fun of travelling. Thus fast food restaurants appeared, people got lazier, some got less time to eat so resort to unhealthy food choices, etc.
It is a weakness, like smoking or drinking, and easier to fall into. Should overweight people pay for those who created oil and money? Maybe those at the top need to learn from their mistakes and slow everything down again, and stop everything being for profit rather than the good of the people.

earl

unless the whole plane is occcupied by 300lb plus and one 150lb there would be a negligible difference in fuel usage.

Lucianna

What the hell are you talking about??
'Fat people' are charged for TWO SEATS rather than your one. So no matter what the luggage, they've already paid for it. Same goes for the fuel consumption theory.

Ren

The last time I flew I was charged by the seat not by the pound for fuel surcharge. Is it fair that most planes send cargo at very expensive rates that cost more than a very heavy person would cost? Uhmmm this is to ponder.

porker animal

somehow i dont think so are you jelous that they have more clothes than you or do you travel light because your light weight

honey

Yup! I think that it's just fair because whether you're thin or fat, you're still ONE person.. So everyone should have the same luggage allowance..

dcgirl

It's kind of pointless to debate something that would have no practical manner of being enforced. It is already a real nightmare trying to check in and board a plane in a timely fashion while people clog up lines and aisles... trying to check in without ID, or trying to carry the family sofa onboard and cram it in to the overhead bins or get a box of straight-razors through security. It would be absolutely impossible if every passenger had to be weighed and tallied with their baggage and assessed fees for going over their allocation.

And in the US, what is wrecking fuel consumption is not the one or two very obese people that might be on that flight. It's the fact that the average American weighs 10 or 15 pounds more than just a few years ago. What's using more fuel, one person who is bringing an extra 100 pounds with them, or 200 other people each with their extra 15 pounds?

kerrykinsmalosevich

They should be allowed more because surely they must have to pack less clothes to reach the same allowance. Why should they have to take less clothes on holiday? Also thin people have much more comfortable flights as they actually fit in the seats, I think that is compensation enough.

nido_tr3s

Maybe someday your thyroid will crap out and you'll get really fat, or maybe you'll develop diabetes and uncontrollably gain weight, and maybe then you will not be so cruel and nasty about people who are overweight because you will understand how hard it is and what challenges are faced in everyday life. Have some compassion.

van5hing

Good point.
I'm not sure.
I think it would be a good idea to have a combined allowence, as the plane doesn't care if it's the people or the luggage.
I'm not against obese people or anything, (some of my friend not exactly being bean poles themselves (me being size 8 does tend to lead me to being teased by them as well.))I also think that it would be kinda unfair against them if this was put into practice.

lana k

Are you people serious?

Chris G

I agree entirely - the allowance should be calculated as a total of body weight plus luggage weight, either that or the obese pay an addtional charge although I am not sure it would be necessary to stick those bright orange 'extra heavy' stickers on them!

Spelling Bee-otch

I agree with you.
If I weigh 60 kilos, and my luggage is 20 kilos max, and I get charged more for carrying more than that, then why should someone who weighs 120 kilos be able to carry the same amount of weight in luggage?

They should pay the price for two people, at the very least.

And this isn't discrimination per se against heavy people, instead, as it is now, it's reverse disrimination against normal weight people.

bodtheimpaler

They should have less as they weigh more themselves and the plane can only handle so much.

kalms

i agree with a combine person/luggage policy. It will be hard to implement though, cause it would be very very difficult to make it fair. People can't control their height for example.. and some people have disease which make them more likely to be overweight.. so how do you make it fair?

maybe it should be a BMI thing... with a combine BMI / luggage weight policy..
or.. i dunno.. come up with something :P

Clive

Without doubt. I would go further. When a fat person is too big to fit into a seat without spilling into his or her neighbours' space, an additional seat should be allocated and charged at the normal rate. The obese are already subsidised by disproportionately high sick leave and demands on the NHS.

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