Finally. If you're one of the unfortunates who has ever had the displeasure at having to pay for overweight baggage and then sat on a plane only to find yourself crammed next to a giant person who probably weighs three times as much as you plus your baggage, this new policy put in place by Samoa Air will probably give you some small measure of satisfaction.
The Pacific based airline, who operate smaller aircraft that only hold 8 to 12 people, have started using a per kilo price plan to combat the issue of growing obesity in the region, with passengers required to input their own weight and the weight of their baggage when they book their tickets, and then submit to a weigh-in at the airport to make sure there's no lying.
'There are no extra fees in terms of excess baggage or anything – it is just a kilo is a kilo is a kilo' said Chris Langdon, Samoa Air's CEO, and says it's the 'fairest way' of traveling considering the changing size and weight of people in the world. The airline is the first in the world to use a 'pay what you weigh' system, but we've a feeling Michael O'Leary won't be too far behind if it means he can squeeze an extra few pennies out of people.
