Airfares based on passenger weight won't fly, experts say
Airfares based on passenger weight won't fly, experts say
- April 7, 2013
- Jan Brueckner, economics professor and department chair, is quoted in the Los Angeles Times and Chicago Tribune April 7, 2013
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From the LA Times:
News that the tiny Samoa-based carrier Samoa Air has begun to charge fares based
on the weight of its passengers has some fliers worried that the idea might catch
on with other airlines. “There is no doubt in my mind that this is the concept of
the future,” said Samoa Air’s chief executive, Chris Langton. “Any airline that tries
that, heavy people would not fly that airline,” said Jan Brueckner, a UC Irvine economics
professor and expert on the airline industry… “In addition to being outrageous, it
would also be a logistical mess,” Brueckner said. “I think it’s a non-starter.”
For the full story, please visit http://www.latimes.com/business/money/la-fi-mo-air-fares-based-on-passen....
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