Jun 09 2008
A New Reason to Diet?
I couldn’t make this stuff up. This is a real news story:
Airlines charging by the pound? The gist of it is that airlines are actually considering weighing passengers and making them pay accordingly for their flight. Not weighing the luggage, but THE PASSENGERS. I’ve already mentioned other stories about airlines scrambling to cut costs in the face of rising oil prices. I read recently that fuel costs represent 40% of their flight costs, so it stands to reason that with the soaring oil prices they’d try to cut back elsewhere. But weighing the passengers? The simple fact that they’re even considering it smacks of desperation.
I’m worried about the airlines, particularly the budget airlines that had already cut their costs as part of their business model before this all began. I’m worried that airlines will be forced to raise their prices so high that they will be out of reach for pleasure travelers (like myself). I’m worried that something will happen to my frequent flier miles before I earn that free ticket to Asia (only 8000 more to go - so close!)
