Fat Lady Sues SWA
05-07-2012, 12:48 PM
#44
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Originally Posted by lolwut
Passenger travel is sold in units. One unit = 1 seat and 190lbs. You exceed either of those, you buy a second unit (seat).
The only other way I can see to do it requires weighing passengers. To do this is have a seat fee and a weight fee. Seat = $100 + $1/lb for example. You take one seat and weigh 50lbs, you pay $150. Two seats and 400lbs... you pay $600.
The only other way I can see to do it requires weighing passengers. To do this is have a seat fee and a weight fee. Seat = $100 + $1/lb for example. You take one seat and weigh 50lbs, you pay $150. Two seats and 400lbs... you pay $600.
05-07-2012, 01:39 PM
#45
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Originally Posted by Radials Rule
At 6'5" and 210 pounds, I exceed you arbitrary weight. However, my ht/wt is proportionate and I do not get close to encroaching on the seats next to me. I'm just wondering how you arrived @ 190 lbs as the threshold for paying for an additional seat.
Disclaimer. I forgot about the Air Midwest Beech 1900 crash. It seems that the NTSB attributed partial blame for that accident on the passengers weighing more than FAA standard weights. I know adjustments to standard weights were discussed, but I can't remember if or when they went into effect.
05-07-2012, 01:40 PM
#46
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Originally Posted by shoelu
I assume he was referring to the FAA standard adult passenger weight. For the purpose of weight and balance calculations a standard adult passenger is said to weigh 190 pounds during summer months (May 1 to October 31) and 195 during the winter months.
05-07-2012, 02:41 PM
#47
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Originally Posted by hickspilot
Do you know when this changed? i know for a fact it was around 160 at some point.
05-07-2012, 02:44 PM
#48
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Originally Posted by Fr8doggie
It was 170/175 for pax and 20 lbs for a standard suitcase for a long time (10 years ago) but kept bumping up to the now 190 and 30 which was after the 1900 crash.
05-07-2012, 02:45 PM
#49
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Originally Posted by skippy
Winner winner.
I couldve also went with " keep it in the circus" or
" i think there is some sort of mistake". "did somebody say steak?"
Good get!
I couldve also went with " keep it in the circus" or
" i think there is some sort of mistake". "did somebody say steak?"
Good get!
I was gonna go with Eddie Murphy in Beverly Hills Cop 2 referring to Brigitte Nielson.
05-07-2012, 03:35 PM
#50
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Simple solution: If you need a hog strap (seatbelt extender), you pay for the seat next to you, use it, and the agent starts finding volunteers if it's oversold. Sick of sitting underneath 500lbs of trailer trash and spending the entire flight in their arm pit sweat listening to them complain because the airplane seat isn't as big as their hoveround because they consider an extra value meal to be a snack.
If you're not for that, then I say let's put truck scales at the ticket counter and let them pay by the pound. They removed coffee pots and VCRs from the airplanes in 2008 to save weight so this only makes perfect sense! Thoughts?
If you're not for that, then I say let's put truck scales at the ticket counter and let them pay by the pound. They removed coffee pots and VCRs from the airplanes in 2008 to save weight so this only makes perfect sense! Thoughts?
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