In a poll of 550 people conducted by travel website Skyscanner, 78% respondents sided with the idea that airlines should impose ‘Fat Tax’ on passengers who don’t fit into a regular airline seat easily. Such passengers would thus be compelled to book a second seat, at a less expensive rate.
The debate over enforcement of a ‘Fat Tax’ was ignited by a false report claiming that Air France had started imposing this tax.
Skyscanner co-founder and director, Barry Smith remarked that imposing such a tax could estrange obese passengers. He, however, did not find it totally irrational for airlines to charge additional money from passengers who occupied extra space.
While a major chunk of the respondents voted in favour of the ‘fat tax’, most of them expressed the need for airlines to increase their seat dimensions to contain passengers of all sizes. Others opined that the charges should be based on the combined weights of the passenger and his/her luggage.
With the number of obese people increasing by the day, it only seems feasible for airlines to readjust seat sizes or design aircrafts planned specifically for the obese sector.
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