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[–] Crumbgrabber@lemm.ee 15 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

the big question is, how many small women can fit in each suitcase?

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[–] afk_strats@lemmy.world 8 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

I don't trust airlines with my weight data

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[–] Sibshops@lemm.ee 278 points 4 weeks ago (34 children)

I don't know why this keeps getting posted everywhere. Workers have a lift limit the extra cost is for the extra person to handle the bag.

[–] Fleppensteijn@feddit.nl 8 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Cabin bags have a weight limit too

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 14 points 4 weeks ago (8 children)

Cabin bags have a size limit, but I've never seen one weighed.

[–] Lazhward@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

I always assumed they were weighed going through the scanner.

[–] electric_nan@lemmy.ml 1 points 4 weeks ago

Hmm, perhaps. Good point, but I've flown enough that I should have seen someone flagged for overweight bags.

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[–] clucose@lemmy.ml 47 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Ah! I didn’t think about that.

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[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 165 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

OSHA.

The throwers have a union to stop them from killing themselves, which means we don't give them 40kg things to break their backs regularly and anything over 22kgs they buddy lift or get a hoist or something.

Thought it was just airlines being airlines too, but this makes complete sense, don't be dicks about other people's health.

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 51 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

i was in favor of total weight based pricing, but this changed my mind.

may the backs of the people kicking around my luggage be in perfect health

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 27 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Same, went from 'you greedy mother-fuckers' to 'I am right with you fam'.

Amazed they don't explain it more, it makes them actually seem human for once.

[–] starchylemming@lemmy.world 17 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

because airlines do not actually care about their workers and just comply with the regulations half assedly. they cannot fathom compassion for human resources or assume milking it would backfire.

[–] InverseParallax@lemmy.world 4 points 4 weeks ago

I mean, airlines are people too, and among the most unionized industries.

They're both soulless and actually human at the same time.

[–] kryptonianCodeMonkey@lemmy.world 38 points 4 weeks ago (3 children)

Well, no employee is going to be expected to physically lift me and every other passenger at any point, but they will have to lift all of our checked baggage, so it feels like my weight matters less than my luggage's weight.

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[–] Chozo@fedia.io 11 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

Y'all, the overhead bins and the seats have different weight ratings. If has nothing to do with the overall weight of the plane, they just don't want the bins to come crashing down on your head mid-flight.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 6 points 4 weeks ago (2 children)

Checked bags don't go in the overhead bin.

[–] WolfLink@sh.itjust.works 6 points 4 weeks ago

The checked bag weight limit is to protect the worker who has to lift 100s of bags per day.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 3 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

My carry-ons have always gotten weighed, as well as my checked bags. I've not flown in about 15 years, so maybe that's not as common now?

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago* (last edited 4 weeks ago) (1 children)

If was about overhead bins collapsing, they would reject the carry on bag and not just charge extra.

[–] Chozo@fedia.io 1 points 4 weeks ago (1 children)

The sign says "max", so I figured this is referring to weight capacity and not cost.

[–] someguy3@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

Max before they charge extra.

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