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Finnair now weighing passengers at the gate (www.upi.com)

submitted 9 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] acosmichippo 15 points 9 months ago (1 children)

then they get 4x the space on the plane, right?

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

Space is not applicable. You are cohesive mass and you are bargaining to get all of it to one place. That's the discussion, nothing about volume

[–] acosmichippo 1 points 9 months ago* (last edited 9 months ago) (1 children)

there are lots of factors that go into airline travel pricing, and volume is absolutely one of them. that's why they keep cramming the seats closer and closer together. So if a 6"6 person has to pay more to fly they should at least get more space than a 5" person.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 9 months ago (1 children)

This article is about weight.

[–] EpicFailGuy 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

which you have more of if you're taller

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

Not true.

[–] EpicFailGuy 1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

so you're saying that a 6'3" person and a 4"2 with the same body fat% weight the same?

[–] [email protected] -1 points 9 months ago (1 children)

No but I will say you are doing a good job moving the goalposts. The article is pretty about weight

[–] fkn 1 points 9 months ago

Overly reductionist and unhelpful. They asked a legitimate question and avoiding it because you don't agree or like it for some reason isn't helpful.