If this was a progressive weight charge, I'd be all for it. For example if you are 2x the mean weight for an adult, then you pay 4x the cost, whereas if you are 2 standard deviations lighter you'd only pay 1/4th the cost I'd be all for it. But that isn't what they are planning on doing with this. It's just a way to charge more for worse service.

[–] acosmichippo@lemmy.world 15 points 9 months ago

then they get 4x the space on the plane, right?

[–] doctorcherry 9 points 9 months ago

The majority of costs to the airline are in taxes, airport fees, and lease costs of the plane. I think you’ll be surprised to find out that fuel consumption is a very minor part of the ticket cost. You must also consider that the increased fuel consumption of +50kg of extra cargo to a system that is 100+ tons to begin with is going to be a bit negligible.

Sure you could have a progressive weight charge. But it’s gonna be more like $1 for someone who is twice your weight. Not twice the ticket price.