On tiny planes, like the ones that go between islands in the Pacific, they weigh everyone (with hand baggage) when checking in. This is in order to load the plane evenly.
Re:The Airline Industry's Meltdown
by jethro_tell on Wednesday September 30, 2020 @11:54AM
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Absolutely. They don't have baggage scales there, they have bathroom scales.
the same way they enforce baggage requirements. When money's involved, the enforcement will happen.
Maybe you buy "x kg plus or minus 5 kg" and they weigh you and penalize/refund if it's changed since buying the ticket.
> refund
Ha, good one.
Re:The Airline Industry's Meltdown
by TwoHeadedBeast on Thursday October 01, 2020 @05:05AM
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Not sure why you're getting the downvotes. If I pay for a 25kg bag instead of 20kg, and I don't use the extra, I definitely do not get a refund.
Interesting ... weighting yourself could be optional. And if you are below some mark/average, you'd receive a discount voucher for future flight.
As a result, this airliner would be attracting lighter/leaner customers, which would save fuel costs.
I guess you could alleviate the embarrassment factor by making it a total passenger + baggage max so people could weigh themselves AND their carryons at home before they arrive to confirm and offset anything.
Interesting idea though!