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Originally Posted by Scott McD
I was out having lunch today when i heard something that amused me. This guy was ranting to his friend at their table about how he had to pay extra money a few weeks before at the airport because his suitcase was a little over the limit weight allowance.
He said he didn't mind the charge so much, but the fact that his wife who he basically said was a fat fuck and didn't have to pay anything extra annoyed him more. 
"Why should i pay more because of the weight in my case, when that fat bitch weighs more than 2 of me put together"
I tried not to laugh out loud, but i needed that morning laugh anyway. And i suppose he had a very good point.
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airfare should be based on total weight + standard fee. The fact that you take up a seat has a real cost to it, and the total weight of you and your stuff also has a cost. if a plane carries 100 people, and they pay $250 each, ($25,000) they should be weighed on the way in with all their luggage. half the total fare ($12,500) should be divided by the aggregate total weight and people should be charged by the pound.
so, if the average is 220 pounds per person (including luggage) it's $12,500 divided by 22,000 pounds, or 57 cents a pound. that way fat people pay more. So, I weight 225, and usually have 50 pounds of luggage, (275 total) my wife weighs 115 and brings the same 50 pounds (165 total)
my ticket would be $125 + $.57 X 275 or $281.75
my wife's $125 + $.57 X 165 or $219.05
but that would never happen.
also, maybe it is just a coincident, but if you look at the normal price $250 and compare it to the method I used, and bring someone skinny, you end up paying the same overall, lol (average ticket with the above method for me and the wife was $250.40