Comments on: Will airlines start weighing their passengers (and charge accordingly)? http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/ Green from the roots up, Sustainable from the top down Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:03:48 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.3 By: Blake http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3390 Blake Fri, 06 Jun 2008 18:30:48 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3390 Hi Tom, Once again it seems that you've predicted a trend, though it seems that Air India may be masking fuel savings with the "saftey hazard" moniker: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7439894.stm -Blake Hi Tom,

Once again it seems that you’ve predicted a trend, though it seems that Air India may be masking fuel savings with the “saftey hazard” moniker:

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/south_asia/7439894.stm

-Blake

]]> By: Nicolai Rygh http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3327 Nicolai Rygh Mon, 26 May 2008 11:05:44 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3327 My trackback to your post doesn't work... but anyway - here it is: http://rygh.no/?blog=475 I would say in short. I don't think it is politically incorrect. Or it shouldn't be ;-) My trackback to your post doesn’t work… but anyway - here it is:
http://rygh.no/?blog=475

I would say in short. I don’t think it is politically incorrect. Or it shouldn’t be ;-)

]]> By: RYGHDOTNO http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3326 RYGHDOTNO Mon, 26 May 2008 11:03:53 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3326 <strong>Charge passengers based on weight...</strong> In this high oil price marked, the airliners try everything to offset the higher prices of fuel. Charging more for extra luggage is one way, but as Tom at Greenmork writes in his post...... Charge passengers based on weight…

In this high oil price marked, the airliners try everything to offset the higher prices of fuel. Charging more for extra luggage is one way, but as Tom at Greenmork writes in his post……

]]> By: gregory http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3319 gregory Sat, 24 May 2008 08:44:33 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3319 the courage of the business mind is pathetic... example, all the hidden costs added onto the air ticket fare... just have the guts to raise the price, quit the nickel-dime stuff. it increases transparency, shows the true cost, helps me keep my respect for you .... the courage of the business mind is pathetic…

example, all the hidden costs added onto the air ticket fare…

just have the guts to raise the price, quit the nickel-dime stuff. it increases transparency, shows the true cost, helps me keep my respect for you ….

]]> By: Mario Menti http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3313 Mario Menti Fri, 23 May 2008 22:06:43 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3313 At least in "green" terms, isn't this a red herring? I weigh 95 kg, but surely the difference in fuel consumption to an airline if I lost 10 kg or so would be measurable only in pennies, not in pounds (or euros) even given high oil prices, and would only make a neglibile difference to carbon output. The real answer is to fly less. Use alternative modes of transport, and if that's not realistic, use technology (and there's a lot of that, as I'm sure you'll know) to avoid having to travel in person. Yes, airlines will try and squeeze the last penny out of travellers, but please don't let them dress this up as some sort of green issue - they are diagonally opposed to any ecological progress by definition. I see a lot of internet A-Listers fly all over the place all the time, and at the same time beat their breast about global warming and ecological issues - but I remain to be convinced that these people really need to travel (despite what they may claim) any more than the budget-airline holiday makers they so despise. At least in “green” terms, isn’t this a red herring? I weigh 95 kg, but surely the difference in fuel consumption to an airline if I lost 10 kg or so would be measurable only in pennies, not in pounds (or euros) even given high oil prices, and would only make a neglibile difference to carbon output.

The real answer is to fly less. Use alternative modes of transport, and if that’s not realistic, use technology (and there’s a lot of that, as I’m sure you’ll know) to avoid having to travel in person. Yes, airlines will try and squeeze the last penny out of travellers, but please don’t let them dress this up as some sort of green issue - they are diagonally opposed to any ecological progress by definition.

I see a lot of internet A-Listers fly all over the place all the time, and at the same time beat their breast about global warming and ecological issues - but I remain to be convinced that these people really need to travel (despite what they may claim) any more than the budget-airline holiday makers they so despise.

]]> By: Asa http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3311 Asa Fri, 23 May 2008 19:29:44 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3311 Southwest does charge more for large passengers ("customers of size"), by requiring them to purchase two seats. The justification is comfort, rather than fuel use, but it's the closest I know to what you're talking about that's actually in operation (http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/cos_guidelines.html). Other airlines may have similar policies, but Southwest got the most press about theirs. Southwest does charge more for large passengers (”customers of size”), by requiring them to purchase two seats. The justification is comfort, rather than fuel use, but it’s the closest I know to what you’re talking about that’s actually in operation (http://www.southwest.com/travel_center/cos_guidelines.html). Other airlines may have similar policies, but Southwest got the most press about theirs.

]]> By: Ben Watson http://greenmonk.net/will-airlines-start-weighing-their-passengers-and-charge-accordingly/#comment-3308 Ben Watson Fri, 23 May 2008 17:56:44 +0000 http://greenmonk.net/?p=165#comment-3308 This makes you stop and think. Hard. I don't think this is politically incorrect. There is massive focus on the health aspects associated with weight by most governments including consumption taxes in order to offset healthcare costs, and mathematically there is only a simple x/y (total weight / cost of oil) x profit factor involved in any transportation, shipping or baggage fee structure. This makes you stop and think. Hard. I don’t think this is politically incorrect. There is massive focus on the health aspects associated with weight by most governments including consumption taxes in order to offset healthcare costs, and mathematically there is only a simple x/y (total weight / cost of oil) x profit factor involved in any transportation, shipping or baggage fee structure.

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