Ryanair To Charge For Fat People!

[Michael Carter]

Twenty years from now (maybe less) there will be several rows of seats that are wider, with more seat pitch, and will be located within the normal CG limits of the loaded aircraft for large people.

It will be twin-abreast seating in these rows instead of the current three-abreast seating.

Mark my words. It will happen.

Either that or they'll just put you in a cargo container.

[No Longer Active]

Southwest tried this a few years ago, i wonder how they fared?

True Fact:

It's funny that, because it was Michael O'Leary that based Ryanair on SouthWest Airlines, basically the success of Ryanair is only because of Mr Herb Kelleher himself, take Herb out of the equation and there simply wouldn't of been no Ryanair (or successful Ryanair anyway). Im sure if it didn't work for SouthWest it wouldnt work for Ryanair.

But then again according to the European Union Official Statistics it is proven that America is the most obese nation, and that in Europe now more than 50% of people are now overweight or obese. It seem's that there is an 'overweight market' that airlines are cashing in on, Ryanair being one of them airlines. If it wasn't for the Ryanair competition to find the airline's next best discressionary charge then i honestly think that this was in the bag anyway!

If statically proven by the EU official statistics that America is the most obese nation, then i could image how this must of affected Americas budget airline SouthWest, did people just find another airline that didnt charge for 'body weight' and sales went down? probably. Personally if Ryanair does it, I think it will be a bad move too, and will follow suit of what SouthWest did. It will never work. This maybe good news for EasyJet / AerLingus and BA who are RA's main competitors.

[magicaldr]

Only fair way (barring people who need 2 seats to physically fit in the aircraft) would be to charge based on total flight weight, including luggage. That way a heavy person could carry less luggage, which at least maintains the reasonable 'it costs more fuel' argument.

Otherwise its a glaring money grabbing scheme playing on prejudice and ability to laugh at 'fat' people. Personally I don't agree with it anyway, but hey these guys charge to use the loo.

Maybe on day they will sell a 'gold' ticket that costs same as everyone else's and lets you fly like a human being.

[spiro]

hi all it sounds funny but i belive there is a reason for thatif any one remebers in 2005 a beech aircraft in the us crashed killing all i dont remember were but the cause was of over weight because of pepoleover weight the pilots cauculations were ok i am not saying that is the reason but it dose sound abit hevey for hevey pepole

[BHawthorne]

Think of it just as a surcharge for extra carry-on baggage.