• antlion@lemmy.dbzer0.com
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    1 year ago

    Just weigh and charge people with their baggage. Privacy and embarrassment about mass can be blamed on the bag.

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      1 year ago

      “I guess I shouldn’t have brought my 50kg tote.”

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          1 year ago

          But the things that are priced when overweight are only checked bags, no? Or also carry on bags?

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            1 year ago

            Right now, yeah. But things could change if they’re considering weighing passengers. It makes sense to charge a fixed price for the staff, time, seat, and booking, and a variable price for the fuel (based on mass, distance, wind, and current fuel costs).

            Some passengers might have double my mass and should pay more. Children could cost a bit less this way too.