Airasia charging Fat People by weight

Here is a an incentive for fat people to lose weight. I suppose if you too fat you will be charged, then maybe if you are skinny then you will get discount airfare. Well at least it gives me an incentive to stay slim.

The airlines are getting a little bit extreme.... well i suppose that is what you get from Airasia...a malaysian airline company. They want to squeeze as much money from the poor people like us.

I wonder what the airlines will think of next. Maybe they will have a beautiful people tax. good incentive for my housemates to do some more exercise

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AirAsia X may charge passengers by weight
By staff writers August 04, 2008 01:45pm

Heavy measures ... AirAsia X is considering more extreme measures to increase revenue if fuel continues its march to $US200 a barrel / AFP
AIRASIA X is considering charging passengers depending on their weight in a bid to fight rising fuel prices and to "help Aussies lose weight".

The airline is allegedly considering weighing passengers to calculate the overall weight of the aircraft, said AirAsia X general manager Darren Wright.

After Australia's airlines vowed never to weigh passengers, Mr Wright told travel trade magazine Travel Today that AirAsia X is considering more extreme measures to increase revenue if fuel continues its march to $US200 a barrel.
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Although admitting the move would be difficult to implement, Mr Wright said charging larger passengers "could help Aussies lose weight".
Mr Wright said the new weighing system would enable the airline to calculate the remaining weight allowance to be taken up with additional cargo.