On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:40:44 -0700, miguel wrote:
>On Wed, 01 Jul 2009 22:32:21 -0700, The Real Bev
> wrote:
>
>>miguel wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 02 Jul 2009 00:11:48 -0500, gordon@hammy.burditt.org (Gordon
>>> Burditt) wrote:
>>>
>>>>>> Does it matter? You're still a heavier customer whether you
>>>>>> can help it or not.
>>>>>>
>>>>>> Given all the weight that an airplane carries, what %
>>>>>> difference in fuel cost does a large passenger incur?
>>>>>
>>>>>A previous poster hit the nail on the head. Is it about weight?
>>>>>Passenger comfort (no one wants to sit next to a space hogging obese
>>>>>person)? Or is it about control?
>>>>
>>>>It strikes me that the airlines could accomodate larger passengers
>>>>much better than charging them double. Install some blocks of 4
>>>>seats that replace 5 seats. Charge 25% more for these. Most (I
>>>>didn't say all - some of them may really need 2 or 3 seats) of the
>>>>fatties can do fine with about 5 extra inches, and they might be
>>>>surprised to find that some passengers that fit in a regular-sized
>>>>seat may be willing to pay extra for more seat room (mothers carrying
>>>>babies come to mind).
>>>
>>> These seats already exist in first class.
>>
>>At what, double the price?
>
>About triple. But the food is free.
...and the booze.
On about 50% of my business trips I would get at least one leg
upgraded free. They'd screw something up, so I'd ask. They won't
upgrade if you don't ask, nicely. ;-) A couple of times we were
delayed on the ground for hours. Party time!
Yes, the seats are significantly larger in first class - four across
instead of six on standard cabins, six rather than nine or ten in wide
bodies.
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