Comments on Wild Fiction: Fat in Flight

No - you would ignore the weight of the seat becau...

2009-04-27T20:22:00.000-07:00

No - you would ignore the weight of the seat because its weight does not change for each passenger.

Yes, empty seats are missed opportunities but will you have more or fewer empty seats under this plan? My impression is that you will have fewer empty seats because you will be able to offer lower priced seats to large number of (lighter) passengers because your costs are lower.

Yes - I would have them weigh in on each leg of the journey. The logic is the same. You need to incentivize passengers each time they board to carry less.

Remember that what you are doing with this plan is to steal all the lighter passengers from your competitors and give them your heavy passengers.

I've thought a bit about this now, and it doesn't ...

2009-04-27T16:10:00.000-07:00

I've thought a bit about this now, and it doesn't seem to be a linear function - regardless of the weight of a single passenger, the seat weighs the same.

The number of seats determines the number of possible passengers, so EMPTY seats are a penalty both in mass and missed opportunities.

So perhaps the total amount of a passenger is his own weight + baggage + the weight of the seat?

Would you have the passengers re-weigh their luggage upon returning? Would they have to pay a penalty if the bags were heavier?

Just for the record, most airlines do NOT charge f...

2009-04-20T10:36:00.000-07:00

Just for the record, most airlines do NOT charge for an infant (under 2) that sits in a parent's lap. Although there is usually a tax. Still, not a very safe situation for the child!

This is a wild fictional fantasy - but man, wouldn...

2009-04-20T00:43:00.000-07:00

This is a wild fictional fantasy - but man, wouldn't it be great. I've spent way too many hours scrunched up between two fat bastards, one on either side, encroaching on my space!