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Thank you for your comment and your perspective. Do you know if this is a rule for all airlines? Do you happen to have a link to any data to back it up?
Weight is the excuse for charging a fee to improve revenue. In general the airlines average what a “typical” load of baggage and people weighs and how much that adds to the amount of fuel required for a flight. They do not weigh each aircraft prior to take off so you don’t have any good numbers to back up the need for a fee for more bags or for heavier people. If you want to charge based on weight then everyone on a flight that is not full should get a refund since the airline is carrying far less weight if the plane is half full right? And how about if the majority of people on the flight are smaller than “average”? Should they all get refunds as well? What if I only bring a light carry on and you check a 30 pound suitcase, should I get a discount or should… more »
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Since weight seems to be the issue with charging extra fees for checked luggage, the 98 lb person should pay less for a ticket than the 250 pounder. I have thought that from the very beginning when the airlines introduced this new fee.
I think it’s important to stress the real reason that aircraft is not returning to the gate. Once the aircraft pulls away from the jetway, the crew is on the clock. They are not being paid while sitting at a gate. And 3 hours is too long to keep people on a grounded airplane.