Originally Posted by
DBCme
Maybe they should use BMI index instead.
Otherwise, seems to unfairly treat tall people, even those who are not overweight since with height comes weight.
I also see a new revenue stream coming from this as well: Airlines can now charge a $5 fee to non-elites for each weigh-in.
Tall people are as bad as fat people. Fat people try to steal part of the seat next to them. Tall people try to bully people into not leaning back. A surcharge would seem to be in order for both.
At least tall people have the benefit of substantially higher lifetime earnings.