[Angus]

Originally Posted by Pyramid*

Too bloody right fat people should pay more.

I've said for years that instead of weighting a suitcase - one person and one suitcase should be weighed: and that should be the criteria.

I am approx 58 kilos in weight -roughtly about 8 and half stone.

I see people who weight more than me - my suitcase may be 2 kilos over and I have to pay for that. Their case is bang on - but their body weight is double mine - yet they don't pay for that?

1 passenger + 1 suitcase = 'x' amount of allowed flying weight. That should be the rule.

And if their bodies overflow outwith the seat size on the plane, they should be charged accordingly.

You know, I think you're on to something - if it's all about weight, why don't they take passengers' weights into consideration? If a person is slender, they should be allowed a higher weight allowance in luggage.