Samoa Air Rolling Out "Pay As You Weigh" Fares 587
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.
Re:Linear Cost (Score:5, Funny)
Re:Fuel costs money (Score:2, Funny)
Of course, the desire to join an organisation like Mensa is itself cause for concern about ones maturity if not intelligence.
Re:More person, more cost. Fine. (Score:4, 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.
Re:More person, more cost. Fine. (Score:4, Funny)
Why would you need a plane to fly at all, then?