Time for me to say this again:

THE WEIGHT LIMIT ON LUGGAGE IS TO PROTECT BAGGAGE HANDLERS FROM INJURY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TAKE OFF OR LANDING WEIGHT.

But the human is self loading cargo. The bag is not.

Can I get the exact same picture but with an obese fat woman and a sexy male athlete, please? Or would that be inappropriate?

I don't know why this keeps getting posted everywhere. Workers have a lift limit the extra cost is for the extra person to handle the bag.

Energy scarcity and our atmosphere could be helped by charging by the kilo gram. There are people who take it as an incentive to get as close as possible to the limit, increasing the weight of the loaded aircraft!

"Any time you think it's not about the money, it's about the money."

Mahatma Gandhi

How is that logical that the man should pay extra cause he's bigger/taller but small people should get extra luggage bonus?

Not even taking into account that this very short lady will be far more comfortable during the flight than the gentleman.

Tell ya what. Make it as easy for me to pop off a pound as it is for someone else to take a hair dryer out of their luggage and I will happily pay for all the extra boobs I bring on board after I remove the weight everywhere else.

I've always assumed you pay extra because multiple people have to carry the bag around after you check it, and that's harder/more dangerous at higher weights.

In warehouses, you gotta go get your lift belt and often a partner if something is over a certain weight, and you aren't covered by workman's comp if you just try to do it quickly without those, so it's a serious hassle.

Well, no employee is going to be expected to physically lift me and every other passenger at any point, but they will have to lift all of our checked baggage, so it feels like my weight matters less than my luggage's weight.

No matter what size you are, you can wear a jacket with as many pockets as you want. Travel cheaper by looking like an vaudeville ex-army doomsday prepper with all your underwear stuffed into pockets of oversized cargo pants, three layers of socks and an entire towel as a toga shirt over your other shirts.

Pro-tip: If you have a greasy paper bag they'll think it's food and won't charge you for a carry-on.

Oh. Just you wait.

the big question is, how many small women can fit in each suitcase?

Y'all, the overhead bins and the seats have different weight ratings. If has nothing to do with the overall weight of the plane, they just don't want the bins to come crashing down on your head mid-flight.

Y'all, these comments are not it. How are you more upset about fat people than how the airlines have given all our leg room and storage space to first class/business class?

I don't trust airlines with my weight data

Airlines should charge a passenger based on weight. More weight means more fuel and more wear and tear, meaning higher costs.

They would make more money in America and the UK, how they don't capitalize on those untapped profits makes no sense.

Gotta save weight for those special passengers

Stupid

There's a simple solution to this, did you figure it out?