From: Colin Hales (colin@versalog.com.au)
Date: Thu Jun 20 2002 - 20:06:05 MDT
Phil Osborn
> Actually, it would make sense to have a per-pound
> surcharge plus a per-seat charge. They can't be
> expected to alter the number or size of seats per each
> flight, so somebody has to pay for that fixed cost.
> But then there is a cost in fuel for each pound that
> is shipped, whether baggage or adipose tissue.
>
Imagine getting onto the weigher at check in, (along with your luggage) and
being asked to pay for an overall excess luggage charge. Of
course, in a truly post-human era you could forward your body on as freight
and upload into it after it gets there.
....colin
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