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[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 46 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Just weigh and charge people with their baggage. Privacy and embarrassment about mass can be blamed on the bag.

[–] mayonaise_met@feddit.nl 12 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

"I guess I shouldn't have brought my 50kg tote."

[–] electrogamerman@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago
  • Laura, size 5xl
[–] echodot@feddit.uk 8 points 1 year ago

I'm not overweight, I just have really heavy clothes.

[–] alehc@lemmy.world 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Not everybody checks bags tho

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Everybody has at least some kind of carry-on. And if not, it would at least be cheaper.

[–] alehc@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

But the things that are priced when overweight are only checked bags, no? Or also carry on bags?

[–] antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 points 1 year ago

Right now, yeah. But things could change if they’re considering weighing passengers. It makes sense to charge a fixed price for the staff, time, seat, and booking, and a variable price for the fuel (based on mass, distance, wind, and current fuel costs).

Some passengers might have double my mass and should pay more. Children could cost a bit less this way too.