Thread: United Airlines To Charge Heavier Passengers Twice To Fly

What about somebody who' overweight because of muscle.

Like Arnold Wartsenigger, or Lou Perigno?

The obesity idea is spreading...


Ryanair considering passenger 'fat tax' News - Yahoo!Xtra News

Irish budget airline Ryanair says it is looking at how it could introduce a "fat tax" after almost a third of travellers voted to penalise obese fellow passengers.
Ryanair, which already charges separately for services like food onboard, asked customers to vote for their favourite "cost reduction" idea on its website over the last two weeks.
The move came after Ryanair's chief executive Michael O'Leary caused a storm earlier this year by suggesting passengers could be charged to use toilets onboard aeroplanes.
Of more than 100,000 people who voted, 29 per cent favoured excess fees for very overweight passengers, making it the most popular option.
Ryanair now says it will now ask travellers how any such charge could be levied. The four options include charging male passengers who weigh more 130 kilograms or females over 100 kilograms for every extra kilogram they carry.
Another alternative is charging for a second seat if a passenger's waist touches both armrests simultaneously.
"With passengers voting overwhelmingly for a 'fat tax', we are now asking them to suggest which format the charge could take," said Ryanair spokesman Stephen McNamara.
"These charges, if introduced, might also act as an incentive to some of our very large passengers to lose a little weight."
After the "fat tax", the second most popular "cost reduction" idea in Ryanair's poll was charging passengers one euro ($A1.82) to use toilet paper with O'Leary's face on it, a move backed by 25 per cent.






There's still the same problem of how to determine who's overweight. I know some Tongans who easily weigh at least 120kg could fill a tiny airline seat and not obese. I propose a tummy tax, lift yer shirt and if there's an overhang of more than 10 cm, charge 'em.

Originally Posted by Milkman

What about somebody who' overweight because of muscle.

Like Arnold Wartsenigger, or Lou Perigno?

It is nearly physically impossible to exceed the airline criteria for fit (or, fat), with muscle alone - you don't grow feet of muscle, sideways, in your midsection.