That's a engineery solution, sure, but I think it'd come out just about even if people had to purchase multiple seats for themselves, which I think is perfectly fair.
I've seen some previous reviews and highly disagree with 'em. People, if you wanted memory alongside this, you shoulda read the description better. As for me, these people have done nothing but watch my back. I purchased one way back in January and it still runs smooth as silk. I had all my cords and memory and whatnot from my previous and busted 360. and in my opinion, it ran better. When I went to buy another as a gift for a friend, the first thing that happened was they asked me if it was because the last one I bought was busted already. They gave me instructions that were not only beneficial but very kind. These people look out for their customers unlike the rest of of the customer services I dealt with. I for one have never once made a regret of buying this. But for those who just rush shop and not pay attention, then, yeah, let the buyer beware.
I seriously believe that the "weight allowance" should be the sum of your weight, check-in and carry-on baggages. Do the math, that is the total weight of what's on the plane on "your ticket" and correlates to the amount of fuel consumed. I remember getting past the baggage limit by filling my carry-on to the point it was heavier than my check-in (I spent the money I had saved on the back when I went to the doctor the next week).
I'm actually looking at this from the airlines point of view but then again, obesity is not crime and I am sure some fat guy is going to sue the airlines when they implement this.
Could be the solution to the "obesity problem" :-)
Most airlines (at least here in Europe) have set weight limits for your carry on luggage as well now, so that trick doesn't always work.
What I have seen done though is someone taking out two jackets from their luggage, filling the pockets of both jackets, and then wearing both jackets through security. That seemed to work fine.
if your doing it by mass, this will also effect the tall amongst us.
Being well over 6ft means that i'm naturally heavier than a 5ft something and generally struggle to fit within average size seating on aircraft. My issue is that of length rather than width.
I do what I can by getting an aisle seat, but its not exactly comfortable having knees wedged under my chin as the gap between seats as tiny and upgrades arent cheap.
Should you really penalize people because of their genetics?
Should you really penalize people because of their genetics?
You're already rewarded based on your genetics. (You can afford to fly more if you're genetically smart, and not, say, genetically a squirrel.) And since weight imposes a cost, it's just a question of whether that cost is borne by the people who cause it (heavy people who choose to fly) or by everyone.
I'd like to see a system where you get a fixed weight, say 100Kg (the exact number isn't important). You and your baggage get on a weighing platform together. If you're over, then you pay more. This is fair because that's what affects the plane's fuel consumption.
Some friends of mine were stung when they had 25Kg of baggage allowance going out, but the airline changed their policy mid-trip and they were only allowed 20Kg coming back. So they got on the plane wearing their dive gear...
The problem becomes a paradox when you consider birds.
Bird bones are much smaller and less dense than ours. Then you must consider that a bird can already fly, which means that the airplane is not a necessity for them.
In my humble opinion, in light of the prior facts, I do not subscribe to the belief that bone attributes are a reliable means of determining airplane fare.
