I don't think the fare should be entirely weight-based. But a fair price would have a seat-based fee (incorporating the cost of flying the plane itself) and a weight fee on top of that. And then you should be able to decide when booking the ticket how much weight you need. And that should be that. I pay for my seat and then can add on as much luggage as I need, taking into account my own body weight. So if the small person buys a ticket for 120kg, they should be allowed 70kg of baggage for the same price as their large friend travelling with nothing. (This example is getting out of hand, but the principle stands.) If I travel with nothing, I should pay less. If my child accompanies me, he should pay less still.
I think airlines are sort of moving in this direction, but from political correctness haven't quite taken this step yet, though baggage is counted separately and some airlines still have children's rates, for example. I think it should be taken this extra step. Have to include your body weight at least when buying a ticket. Rounded to the 5 kg or so.
But fairest would be to have the person, bags and all, up on the baggage scale to pay the actual rate at the time of departure. And pay extra for overweight above that booked. Not above some stupid arbitrary limit.
Just a thought.
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