Poll Results: Should airlines charge overweight passengers more?

Last week former Qantas executive Tony Webber said that the cost of running an airline was going up "because the average adult passenger is carrying a bit more heft". Should overweight passengers pay more?
No
51%
Yes
29%
Weight limits should be combined. Body weight + Baggage
20%
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Lorelle Teio
and who determines who is over weight or not, where do you draw the line?
January 19 at 12:12pm
Rosemary Lis
The smaller sized people should then pay less!
January 19 at 7:41am
Kath Wootton
People may have a heatth problem. we are not all skinney.
January 19 at 6:38am
Denise Kit
Airlines already have lot's of added extras that you have to pay for, such as food, drinks, choosing seats, first on first off etc. When is it going to end!
January 19 at 6:22am
Kevin Nowrojee
Incentive thought! light weight = more baggage allowed overweight =less baggage allowed! to charge extra for a bit more heft no way! not fair at all!
January 19 at 4:33am
Sylvia Hunt
No, they only use one sear.
January 19 at 3:44am
Jackerlean Goodwill
Is this not against Human Rights to do this and who will decide this?
January 19 at 3:26am
Victoria Smith
What's this world coming too!
January 19 at 2:52am
Riana Fraser
What about skinny people? Should they get a discount?
January 19 at 1:54am
Mick Maddox
and why not? I weigh 80kg and a person weighing a lot more gets the same package as I do FFS.
January 19 at 12:55am
Natalie Bolton
If they take up two seats then yes they should have to pay for two, but not just because you weigh a certain amount. How about big muscley guys that are 130kg?
January 18 at 11:38pm
Cheryl Ches
And people with body odour should not be allowed to fly either.
January 18 at 10:37pm
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What people are saying about Overweight Airline Passengers right now:


Source: The Guardian
Sizing up: how stadiums, hospitals and airlines are adapting to rise in obesity - The Guardian
Source: The Times
‘An overweight passenger ruined my flight. What are my rights?’ - The Times
Source: CNN
‘We’re paying twice for the same experience’: Plus-size travelers hit out at ‘discriminatory’ airline seat policies - CNN
Source: The Times of India
‘Get out of the way’: Overweight passenger dragged off plane in Thailand after demanding aisle seat; flig - The Times of India
Source: Telegrafi
Airlines are being urged to change rules for overweight passengers after a photo of a man struggling to sit in his seat went viral. - Telegrafi
Source: The Independent
Plus-size passengers: What do airlines offer to make flying easier and how much does it cost? - The Independent
Source: Fox News
Airlines eye weight-based fees: Will heavier passengers pay more? - Fox News
Source: New Atlas
'Fat tax': 50% of heavier flyers would pay by their weight - New Atlas
Source: People.com
Passenger Who Refused to Give Aisle Seat to ‘Overweight’ Traveler on Flight Is Second Guessing Her Decision - People.com
Source: yahoo.com
Overweight passenger hauled off plane over ‘f–king selfish’ aisle seat demand - yahoo.com