Originally Posted by
laurashe
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Probably here not everyone is ready to share their opinion
It's an interesting idea but completely impractical
The problem would be how the bleep do you actually do it. People buy tickets months in advance; If you have a self declaration of weight, then that could go up or down after booking - do you start adjusting prices at the gate based on what a person actually weighs and adding a supplementary charge (I'll not mention discounting as that's unlikely!). If Mrs Bloggs who says she weighs 50 kg turns up with a larger case, but is then weighed at 60kg, then it's more hassle for the gate staff and delays in boarding (or check in)
Then you have the actual equipment - if you are using a weighing machine to charge people based on their weight, then it will need to be a certified machine with proper verification. (Baggage checkers already fall under this requirement). The airports aren't going to want to pay for these, so it's probably down to each airline. And could (say) Easyjet use Raynair's weighers? Will the ground staff be trained to operate them? Who will be responsible for due diligence in checking calibration? And will the airlines be happy when the local Trading Standards Officer checks them. finds them out of calibration and removes their verification?