Kick of the heavier passengers and they don't have to remove as many total people. Which is overall better as you're creating travel problems for fewer people.

Although unless you're like 20st then it's unlikely that it would matter a great deal whether you pick the weightier people since they'll be making the calculation based on a formula that attributes a set value to passenger weight.

[–] Chup@feddit.de 7 points 1 year ago (3 children)

No one gets kicked off or picked. This is a quite regular occurrence in air traffic and the crew is then simply asking if someone would be willing to take a later flight. Those passengers also get some money for their inconvenience. This happens all the time.

[–] kalleboo@lemmy.world 6 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Yeah I got $700 cash in hand and an upgrade to business class for volunteering to give up my seat on a flight from the US to Europe.

[–] fluke@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Sure, I was being hyperbolic in my language.

[–] sugar_in_your_tea@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 year ago

But they probably should, no? It would be interesting to get a combined weight of the passenger and all luggage and factor that in to the price. If a flight is relatively empty, all prices should be the same, but as it nears capacity, it should absolutely be a factor.

Unfortunately, people are very sensitive about their weight and there would be a massive uproar if any airline did it.