Air France is apparently giving a little on its extra-fare for obese passengers. If there's an unbooked seat, they'll refund the extra fare charged to an obese passenger.
But I'm thinking, is this kind of "discrimination" really wrong? Being fat isn't exactly like being black or handicapped or Middle Eastern. There are all sorts of ways to stop being fat. Look at Al Roker lately. It may take drastic action, but you can reduce your dimensions. I mean, they are charging extra for overweight luggage. Why can't they permit only up to a certain body weight for the standard fare? I've been pretty fat, but I could see the justice of it. Nowadays, I don't think I'd pay (but maybe depending on the rate tables I would). If you ship a package somewhere, in the past its always been weight and distance. For airline travel, its mostly been distance. Only competition has kept weight out of the computation of airline fares.
But I'm thinking, is this kind of "discrimination" really wrong? Being fat isn't exactly like being black or handicapped or Middle Eastern. There are all sorts of ways to stop being fat. Look at Al Roker lately. It may take drastic action, but you can reduce your dimensions. I mean, they are charging extra for overweight luggage. Why can't they permit only up to a certain body weight for the standard fare? I've been pretty fat, but I could see the justice of it. Nowadays, I don't think I'd pay (but maybe depending on the rate tables I would). If you ship a package somewhere, in the past its always been weight and distance. For airline travel, its mostly been distance. Only competition has kept weight out of the computation of airline fares.
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