On the way to ISM, I sat on my United flight to San Diego behind a man who must have been over 350 pounds. He took up half the seat next to him (which an unfortunate soul was sitting in). The tray that my laptop was sitting on was completely askance, and every time this gentleman moved, I was afraid my Macbook was going to either be crushed or launched into orbit. Plus, I was in Economy Plus!What really gets to me is that this man paid the same price as my ticket, yet he weighs over twice the amount I do (and is taking up two seats), driving up the jet fuel costs and ultimately passing them to passengers like me. Is there a better way? Absolutely. Over on MetalMiner, Lisa Reisman recently proposed a bulk freight model for commercial airlines. Now, this suggestion is nothing new — many others have tossed out similar suggestions in the past. But Lisa makes a solid case for it.
She writes, “As all of you know, when you ship something, you tend to pay by weight or by bulk. If you ship foam, you cube out before you weigh out. If you ship a wrecking ball, you weigh out before you cube out.” …
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