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73. Samoans travelling regionally are used to being weighed before they fly. It's no biggie, pardon the

Thu Apr 4, 2013, 01:43 PM

Apr 2013

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Travelers in the region already are weighed before they fly because the planes used between the islands are small, said David Vaeafe, executive director of the American Samoa Visitors Bureau. Samoa Air's fleet includes two nine-seat planes for commercial routes and a three-seater for an air taxi service.

Langton said passengers who need more room will be given one row on the plane to ensure comfort.

The new pricing system would make Samoa Air the first to charge strictly by weight, a change that Vaeafe said is, "in many ways... a fair concept for passengers."

"For example, a 12- or 13-year-old passenger, who is small in size and weight, won't have to pay an adult fare, based on airline fares that anyone 12 years and older does pay the adult fare," he said.

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Samoa Air has become the world's first airline to implement "pay as you weigh" [View all] Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 OP

K&R I guess cargo is a cargo is a cargo, human or otherwise. Total equality. idwiyo Apr 2013 #1

When it comes to the gas the plane needs, then yes. DetlefK Apr 2013 #2

Overweight passengers place more burden on the carrier than does overweight baggage DollarBillHines Apr 2013 #54

My ticket will be very cheap under this deal, but it leaves very bad taste in my mouth. idwiyo Apr 2013 #71

It might actually inspire and motivate people to keep fit Franker65 Apr 2013 #3

Humiliation has never resulted in weight loss...or anything good that I can think of. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #60

The most obese country in the world is Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #4

Wonderful. Their ancestors took a lot of very long ocean voyages eridani Apr 2013 #5

Have you ever traveled on a small plane? Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #6

Explain the genetic inaccuracy eridani Apr 2013 #9

Read this study : The Obesity Epidemic in the Pacific Islands Michael Curtis United States Departme Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #12

In other words, they were large, but not sick eridani Apr 2013 #17

That is one persons theory FYI snooper2 Apr 2013 #14

Switching to a traditional diet results in an utterly trivial level of weight loss eridani Apr 2013 #48

Most families are finding it cheaper, as it turns out. MADem Apr 2013 #26

The unfairness of discrimination is not that "most" are okay with it. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #61

Body Mass Index is a bullshit over-simplification. Thor_MN Apr 2013 #7

OK nobody is overweight and obesity is not a problem Ichingcarpenter Apr 2013 #8

Sorry that someone pissed in your Cherrios this morning. Thor_MN Apr 2013 #10

Careful, don't get in the way of their bigotry Floyd_Gondolli Apr 2013 #16

Obesity is much less of a health problem for people with a genetic inclination towards fat eridani Apr 2013 #11

there are many factors involved in health and weight. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #13

Since they now live in communities with enough to eat eridani Apr 2013 #15

yeah. That data -on the lab animals- is frightening. Warren DeMontague Apr 2013 #18

You're right. Apophis Apr 2013 #35

Very true. Marr Apr 2013 #43

Why is BMI wrong? Sgent Apr 2013 #56

BMI. being based solely on height and weight is unable to account for differences Thor_MN Apr 2013 #81

I worked for a while in Micronesia. mainer Apr 2013 #19

The people up in arms about this idea need to keep in mind ONE THING: A HERETIC I AM Apr 2013 #20

Claustrophobic Just Looking RobinA Apr 2013 #25

Your weight is important on a 747. pangaia Apr 2013 #30

There's much more "slop" when it comes to weight on a 747. MADem Apr 2013 #37

As I said, weight is important on a 747 also. pangaia Apr 2013 #51

Looks like you'd need to be a gymnast to get in and out of that plane! AndyA Apr 2013 #27

What a fine, fine aircraft.... pangaia Apr 2013 #31

How do you get into each seat? Marrah_G Apr 2013 #39

There is a side door and the seats also fold forward, typical of most aircraft of that size. n/t A HERETIC I AM Apr 2013 #40

So you climb over the seats? Marrah_G Apr 2013 #41

Two ways to get in; A HERETIC I AM Apr 2013 #42

YOU miss the point. How much they pay has no effect on the flight. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #62

No, I DON'T miss the point. A HERETIC I AM Apr 2013 #65

As I said, the info is not that the plane will prohibit anyone from flying. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #69

This is not only going to effect the obese etherealtruth Apr 2013 #21

Muscle or fat is still mass eridani Apr 2013 #22

... or bone and connective tissue! etherealtruth Apr 2013 #24

People are paying by the kilo--tall/short doesn't matter, it is how much the passenger and his or MADem Apr 2013 #28

I remember flying one of those small planes to tour through the G. Canyon. napi21 Apr 2013 #53

I went on one of those water planes between San Juan PR and one of the V.Islands. MADem Apr 2013 #59

Instead of paying more, maybe they'll let you sew a star on your shirt sleeve and Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #63

Or muscular people, as muscle weighs more than fat treestar Apr 2013 #80

Why don't they charge tall people more? How about if they require that extra skinny people share liberal_at_heart Apr 2013 #23

Because height in and of itself doesn't burn additional fuel--weight does. MADem Apr 2013 #29

It most assuredly does. More height = more mass. eridani Apr 2013 #45

All that matters is how much you mass. friendly_iconoclast Apr 2013 #47

Nonsense. MADem Apr 2013 #49

So if you have two people of roughly the same build-- eridani Apr 2013 #55

No. That's not what I said at all. Not even remotely. This really isn't rocket science. MADem Apr 2013 #58

Yeah...generally, taller people weigh more. Also, men will pay more. Blacks will Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #64

Look at the info in the posting below: Sheldon Cooper Apr 2013 #34

It's just a profit thing. The airline already knows the avg total wt of its passengers Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #66

For small planes, weight is a concern. Tracer Apr 2013 #32

Weight is a concern for all planes. Since when is it an airline's duty... Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #67

Just another way for holier-than-thou fitness freaks to feel superior... nt Comrade_McKenzie Apr 2013 #33

And for an airline to raise fares in such a way that not all passengers will be angry. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #68

As energy costs rise, this is necessary to offset the cost of fuel FarCenter Apr 2013 #36

Food is a large expense in schools. I think there shud be extra fee for kids who weigh more. Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #70

When I was in school, all kids got the same amount of the same food items for lunch. FarCenter Apr 2013 #72

You get food from the skinny kids. Sometimes, if there's a lot of something, Honeycombe8 Apr 2013 #78

Cape Air weighed all passengers everytime we flew in one of those itty bitty planes we can do it Apr 2013 #38

That's standard for flying in airborne paper towel tubes eridani Apr 2013 #46

Who knows? Is Samoa Air's policy upsetting those who use it the most or just DUers? we can do it Apr 2013 #52

Samoans travelling regionally are used to being weighed before they fly. It's no biggie, pardon the MADem Apr 2013 #73

(!) Though I love this place, sometimes I think we tend to overkill some issues. we can do it Apr 2013 #74

Too much enthusiasm for "battle" sometimes, I'm thinking. MADem Apr 2013 #75

We also go light with a small carryon only, so I know we would save money, too. we can do it Apr 2013 #76

Airplanes can only carry so much fuel and load, regardless. Hekate Apr 2013 #44

You'd probably see fewer people using the onboard restrooms if the "Samoan Solution" were commonly MADem Apr 2013 #50

First the glass greenhouse, now this. rrneck Apr 2013 #57

Living in Alaska we have to fly in those small planes to get to rural areas. bravenak Apr 2013 #77

They may lose revenue treestar Apr 2013 #79