Should fat people pay more for an air ticket ?

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crispy

they should pay more tax full stop, a burden on the NHS

emmamac14

yes they should, why should they have there own seat to sit in and half of yours too?

MR R SOLE

It has been known for some overweight people to have an extra seat requested, due to unable to sit on a standard size seating. Therefore, if they do have an extra seat, then yes i think they should pay for that extra seat.

TBRMInsanity

No, Unless a person needs two seats to sit in you pay for the seat you are going to be in for the flight. Airlines average 300lbs per passenger to start off with. This means they rarely go over that limit (and the difference is made up in other passengers).

Mrs.Doyle

Totally, totally agree.
American Airlines even have wider seats as standard now......
What does that tell you!
PMSL!

tjs282

The problem is not that fat people want to fly, it's that airlines don't apply excess baggage charges fairly.

Case in point: I'm a keen scuba diver who's 1.83 m but weighs around 65 kgâ€”that's about 6'1" and 140 lb to you Yanksâ€”and yes, that IS normal and healthy (for me, anyway)! I get charged for 10â€“15 kg excess baggage if I want to take my own scuba gear (NOT including tank and weights) on holiday with me, in addition to clothes etc. (rather than having to put up with badly-fitting/poorly-maintained rental gear wherever I'm going), even though I and my baggage together total less than 100 kg (220 lb).

Whereas a golfer/skier gets to check their clubs/skis in as sporting equipment, and doesn't have to pay excess on it if they've arranged it ahead of time. Most airlines still don't routinely give scuba divers the same benefit, despite the fact that there is a burgeoning market for dive travel, it's roughly the same demographic engaging in the sport, and at the end of the day, scuba gear is life support equipment, which golf clubs/skis aren't.

But this is a b***h at the airlines, not fat people. You can't charge people extra for being overweight, they have enough problems in their daily lives without that. Next you'll be saying that all those wheelchair users should leave their damn heavy wheelchairs at home.

Get a grip.

confused

Hmmm not sure but its a good question. I suppose it depends on how much the person weighs...
So maybe there should be a surcharge for people who are grossly overweight.

jaynieleigh22

good point.

i think fat people should if they take up two seats.

Joe B

I would say if you weight more than 300, you should pay more.

wickedblack67

well if they spill over they should just charge them for liek 1/2 or 2 whole seats

kelliannex

No they should not they should be treated as equally as thin people ... Or mayber the airlines should build special seats for them I cant believe how much discrimination some people on this give out ..

Matthew Hatton

does this mean we can tax people if they are stupid and offensive?
hey!, screw it lets just put them all in gas chambers,

Think about what you are saying you stupid Nazi ******.

arly barly

Its called discrimination i think! Some airlines do charge overweight people for 2 seats as its a safer and comfier way to travel for them!

what.ever

Yes, i agree (i'm slim as well) if they take up more than one seat, then yes.

kiteeze

Not pay more; but be restricted to less luggage would work for me! i.e. body weight plus checked in luggage combined weight equals sum total for all.

girlscanfishtoo

simple, if you take up more space, you should pay for it..

basketcase88

While I find your "fat lardy arses" comment very offensive, I believe most airlines have a policy in place that says if you cannot fit in between the armrests of a seat, then you have to buy 2 seats. I don't know if they enforce it though. I agree they should.

Ronnie M

Yes! I had the misfortune to sit next to a lardarse on a 7 hour flight. He was so gross that he could just about get his waist in between the arm rests and the rest of him hung over into my seat space.

johnjoesim

its not fair but yes they should if they're taking 2 seats.they should'nt have to pay the full price of the second seat though

John D

Perhaps not by weight but maybe by girth. Every flight could have some higher price seats that have been widened for the larger lady or gent.

Ditto for bus and train journeys.

It is an unfair system and I have a lot of sympathy for overweight people but you have to draw the line somewhere.

Dunrobin

Does one pay for a seat, or for the right to fly? If it's just for the right to fly, then it doesn't matter if your fat butt takes up four seats - we all pay the same. But since babes in arms fly for free, this suggests you pay for a seat, and anyone needing two seats should pay for two.

Crazzzzzy

Yep, but the people who are big because of medical conditions should just have to pay for a single ticket!!

Keira

Totally agree - it would make them think long hard about their weight and might stop this increasing obesity problem we are having right now.

poli_b2001

Yes, if someone has to pay a fee for excess baggage then yes they should. I would be a bit pissed off if chunk next to me paid the same fair and was taking up half of my personal space in the cabin

Martintheveg

I say no,that would not be very nice for the person.
Probably change my mind though if they were sitting next to me!!!

SunnyDays

Don't be such an assehole, if a larger person cannot fit into one seat, then yes its obvious, but to class all in this bracket is downright offensive indeed!

I may be larger, but I eat healthily, don;t smoke and hardly drink, so I don't cost the NHS or anyone any extra money, I find smokers and drinkers offensive on planes, they smell, but I dont get compensation for having to be in a closed environment with them, or anything for having to put up with self righteous gits.

Crazy narcoduck

hell yes. i dont want some lard ball crushing me, so when the plane starts going down im stuck behind a whale thats grown legs, that'l get stuck in then door.

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