Airfares and Being Overweight
We all know that being overweight
has many costs to the individual and society. From increased healthcare
costs to your health in general. If you travel on several US airlines,
everyone now has to pay more for airfare because people in general tend
to be overweight. With the cost of rising fuel prices, the increased passenger
weight results in more fuel being used. This increase in airfares will
most likely result in worldwide airfare increases in countries where obesity
is a problem. One airline in the US even charges 'Customers of Size' two
airfares!
It's interesting to contemplate
this notion. You have so many seats on a flight. When an airline books
a flight to capacity, how do they know they are not going over the weight
limit for the flight? They do not know how much each person weighs! I think
that they must figure out an average weight per person. If this wasn't
the case, your safety during air travel could be at risk.
Posted on: Sunday September
3, 2006