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0 pointsFernicia0y ago0 comments

Unsurprisingly airlines imposing a fat tax is not an optimal marketing strategy.

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As someone who's not overweight I don't think I would care. What I really wish they'd charge for is overhead luggage. I wish they'd charge so much that no one bothers with it.

account4211mo ago

Is there any reason or are you just generally a sadist?

Overhead luggage is the only place you can take anything fragile. You have no control over how your checked baggage is handled and anything you have to take with you into the cramped seating space will get squished.

davidrupp11mo ago

One reason that I would value is that it would speed up boarding and deplaning. As you correctly point out, the prevailing overhead luggage system provides a benefit to some travelers, potentially to the detriment of others. It's a tradeoff.

account4211mo ago

I seriously doubt it would make much difference for deplaning - people already stand in the isle with their luggage out of the compartment long before the doors open.

For boarding it might speed things up but often boarding is done before all checked luggage is loaded so it will probably not let you take off faster either.

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msgodel0y ago

As someone who's not overweight I don't think I would care. What I really wish they'd charge for is overhead luggage. I wish they'd charge so much that no one bothers with it.

account4211mo ago

Is there any reason or are you just generally a sadist?

davidrupp11mo ago

account4211mo ago

I seriously doubt it would make much difference for deplaning - people already stand in the isle with their luggage out of the compartment long before the doors open.

For boarding it might speed things up but often boarding is done before all checked luggage is loaded so it will probably not let you take off faster either.

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