C'mon, say it: you want them to pay
January 21st 2010 00:43
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There has been a debate of this 'Fat Levy' airlines are charging customers who are obvious that they are not going to fit into a seat.
Article: Air France-KLM to charge obese flyers almost double
and another: Airlines reject fat levy
No matter how 'tolerant' we want to seem in society, and how politically correct we try to be, don't you ever feel that because you are relatively healthy and fit that you have to sacrifice your comfort just because we cannot discriminate against people of a larger frame?
I don't mean just slightly larger. We are talking about flesh being pushed beyond the seating boundaries and shoulders digging right into your space when you are just trying to sit there and read your book.
Reminds me of a friend of mine, who was checking in at the airport and faced with a stern looking ground crew wanting to charge him AUD500 for his 15kg overweight luggage. Not going to back down without a fight, he searched the hall and pointed at someone who was obese, and said loudly "what about them? Surely they are a lot more overweight than I am bringing on. They should also have to pay an extra levy to get on the flight!"
A big meanie. I know. I told him off for it, but once you thought about it, it sadly makes sense. The luggage limited is calculated on how heavy the plane need to fly and also based on the weight of each passenger calculated from an average healthy weight.
What if - everyone brings the maximum limit of luggage weight, and you happen to have a few people who are 50kg over the 'healthy average weight'? Now I know airlines always makes room for extras but just how much extra? Do we all have to sacrificed just because we cannot discriminate against the fat?
Sorry, very sensitive topic, I know. But everything seems to get sensitive these days. KFC gets criticised by an ad about cricket and the Americans are all jumping on the racism bandwagen.
Article: Air France-KLM to charge obese flyers almost double
and another: Airlines reject fat levy
No matter how 'tolerant' we want to seem in society, and how politically correct we try to be, don't you ever feel that because you are relatively healthy and fit that you have to sacrifice your comfort just because we cannot discriminate against people of a larger frame?
I don't mean just slightly larger. We are talking about flesh being pushed beyond the seating boundaries and shoulders digging right into your space when you are just trying to sit there and read your book.
Reminds me of a friend of mine, who was checking in at the airport and faced with a stern looking ground crew wanting to charge him AUD500 for his 15kg overweight luggage. Not going to back down without a fight, he searched the hall and pointed at someone who was obese, and said loudly "what about them? Surely they are a lot more overweight than I am bringing on. They should also have to pay an extra levy to get on the flight!"
A big meanie. I know. I told him off for it, but once you thought about it, it sadly makes sense. The luggage limited is calculated on how heavy the plane need to fly and also based on the weight of each passenger calculated from an average healthy weight.
What if - everyone brings the maximum limit of luggage weight, and you happen to have a few people who are 50kg over the 'healthy average weight'? Now I know airlines always makes room for extras but just how much extra? Do we all have to sacrificed just because we cannot discriminate against the fat?
Sorry, very sensitive topic, I know. But everything seems to get sensitive these days. KFC gets criticised by an ad about cricket and the Americans are all jumping on the racism bandwagen.
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