Hehe, I remember doing stuff like wearing 8 t-shirts back in the day to try and travel for £1 around Europe.
Currently feel like I'm living on the edge by 1-bagging an Osprey Farpoint 40. My heart races every time I'm at the gate, and I feel I've perfected a masterclass in illusion by angling my body, distracting the gate staff, moving my hands to draw attention, etc (note: I probably look like an idiot - but it's fun to dream).
The optimal solution is just to weigh everybody as they board the plane and bill them accordingly, lol. But I don't think that'd go down too well.
If these jackets can hold 5kg, and there's 200 passengers donning them, that's a ton of weight, which is about $100 per flight in extra fuel?
Wonder if the fairest way to charge for this is aa ringfenced externality tax on the product itself; calculating the average amount of fuel such products burn in an average lifespan. Would be preferable to airlines dictating what you can and can't wear...
marcta•16m ago
There is a reason that luggage has to be weighed. If you watch Mentour Pilot, there's a not insignificant number of plane accidents (and outright disasters) that occur due to the plane weight being calculated incorrectly, and thereby running out of fuel.
gaiagraphia•44m ago
Currently feel like I'm living on the edge by 1-bagging an Osprey Farpoint 40. My heart races every time I'm at the gate, and I feel I've perfected a masterclass in illusion by angling my body, distracting the gate staff, moving my hands to draw attention, etc (note: I probably look like an idiot - but it's fun to dream).
The optimal solution is just to weigh everybody as they board the plane and bill them accordingly, lol. But I don't think that'd go down too well.
If these jackets can hold 5kg, and there's 200 passengers donning them, that's a ton of weight, which is about $100 per flight in extra fuel?
Wonder if the fairest way to charge for this is aa ringfenced externality tax on the product itself; calculating the average amount of fuel such products burn in an average lifespan. Would be preferable to airlines dictating what you can and can't wear...