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Samoa Air Rolling Out "Pay As You Weigh" Fares

Posted by Unknown on from the swim-instead dept.

cylonlover writes "Thrifty Samoans looking to take a trip may want to shed a few pounds before booking a flight with Samoan Air after the airline announced the implementation of a 'pay as you weigh' system. Unlike some other airlines that have courted controversy by forcing some obese passengers to purchase two seats, Samoa's national carrier will charge passengers based on their weight." They have a demo fare calculator for the curious.

4 of 587 comments (clear)

  1. Re:Linear Cost by slashkitty · · Score: 5, Funny

    They should take into account volume as well. Next time I'm taking a crap load of helium balloons!

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    -- these are only opinions and they might not be mine.
  2. Re:Fuel costs money by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 2, Funny

    Of course, the desire to join an organisation like Mensa is itself cause for concern about ones maturity if not intelligence.

  3. Re:More person, more cost. Fine. by mbone · · Score: 3, Funny

    I actually like most of this idea, with two small caveats: 1) general anesthesia is risky; a small percentage of surgical patients die every year simply from the anesthesia,

    That is not a small caveat.

  4. Re:More person, more cost. Fine. by Time_Ngler · · Score: 3, Funny

    Why would you need a plane to fly at all, then?