Could have said the same thing about my group of friends on our way back from Vegas. I just told the people I was sitting next to that I didn't know them and complained right along with themKids on airplanes should be drugged, muzzled, and put into the cargo areaBut presumably the kids would be reimbursed for being a smaller size/weight, offsetting the unruly kid charge.
Not so sure about your math, Moiraine. I don't think you'd include the weight of the plane itself in the denominator. The plane weight does not pay revenue--only the payload. If the payload was 10,000 lbs, that would take it up to 1.5%. Still considerably less than 1% per pound over avg weight though. So I guess we'll just call the extra amount a "punitive" fat-fee.Not for the fuel cost. The annoying factor is a different issue, but there are lots of other kinds of annoying and so those people should have to be charged too.
A 50-pound passenger plane weighs around 50,000 pounds including the passenger weight (according to google search). Let's pretend all 50 people are 200 pound men and the average ticket is $300. Being 350 pounds instead of 200 means you're adding 150 extra pounds to the plane, which is 0.3% of the weight of the plane. So if this 350 pound person is gonna pay for their fair share of the fuel, they would be paying $300.90 and the other 49 would be each be paying $299.98. Not really worth fretting about. I suppose if you add the extra weight that their larger clothes weigh, their proper payment might be $301.00 instead. If you add a "wear and tear" fee for when the tires hit the runway and for the seat cushion, that might be another 3 cents. Just guessing on that one, though.
Hmm. Ya you're rightNot so sure about your math, Moiraine. I don't think you'd include the weight of the plane itself in the denominator. The plane weight does not pay revenue--only the payload. If the payload was 10,000 lbs, that would take it up to 1.5%. Still considerably less than 1% per pound over avg weight though. So I guess we'll just call the extra amount a "punitive" fat-fee.Not for the fuel cost. The annoying factor is a different issue, but there are lots of other kinds of annoying and so those people should have to be charged too.
A 50-pound passenger plane weighs around 50,000 pounds including the passenger weight (according to google search). Let's pretend all 50 people are 200 pound men and the average ticket is $300. Being 350 pounds instead of 200 means you're adding 150 extra pounds to the plane, which is 0.3% of the weight of the plane. So if this 350 pound person is gonna pay for their fair share of the fuel, they would be paying $300.90 and the other 49 would be each be paying $299.98. Not really worth fretting about. I suppose if you add the extra weight that their larger clothes weigh, their proper payment might be $301.00 instead. If you add a "wear and tear" fee for when the tires hit the runway and for the seat cushion, that might be another 3 cents. Just guessing on that one, though.
I feel your pain 6'3" brother. I had an overseas flight that lasted about 10 hours. Luckily I had an aisle seat and could get up out of my seat as often as I could. When I had a hour and a half flight in the middle seat and couldn't move with no leg room, I about died. My legs don't take kindly to not being stretched out.
