Small Samoa airlines to provide a new reason to give up the extra weight, before your next trip: tickets don't sell seats, but the seat kilograms.
Samoa airlines plans to start its first international flights on Wednesday on the pricing of the weight of the passengers and their luggage. Depending on the flight, the cost per kg (2.2 pounds) for 93 cents, to $1.06.
This means that the average American man weighing 195 pounds, a 35 lb bag, will pay $97 to the apia, Samoa, American Samoa, fruit, fruit, one-way between. Competition usually charge $140 to $130 a similar route.
If new airlines, launched in June on the basis of the weight of the pricing. Pricing model has been used, since November, but in January, the U.S. department of transportation's approval, the international routes between Samoa and American Samoa.
The airline's chief executive, Chris langton, said, "the weight of the aircraft operation and not in seat, passengers should carry on the education, the important problem. This plane can only to a certain weight and the weight should need to pay. Is there any other way."
Renton, said the pilot himself, when he flew to other airlines, he put forward the idea of his boss weight fees, but they think too sensitive problem, the weight of the solution.
"This has been the most fair way of doing, but the personage inside course of study has been working hard for many years package pin into a round hole," he said.
Passengers in the region have been weighed before they can fly, because between the islands of the plane is small, Vaeafe, said executive director David tourism administration in American Samoa. , Samoa, the airline's fleet including 9 passengers of the aircraft for commercial routes and three aircraft air taxi service.
Renton said, passengers need more space, the plane in a row, in order to ensure comfortable.
New pricing system will make the Samoan airlines charge weight meter, in strict accordance with the changing Vaeafe says, "... a fair idea in many ways, for passengers."
"For example, a 12-13, passengers, who is the small size and weight, there will be no pay the adult fare, fare airline, anyone more than 12 years and don't pay the adult fare basis, he said.
Vaeafe said, has been in Samoa pricing system, but it is unclear whether it will passengers within the territory of the United States.
Renton said the airline has received mixed reactions, because it starts from overseas passenger pricing on its website and Facebook page.
Renton, said some passengers feel surprised, but no one refused to weigh in. He said, he gave away some free flight, some regular customer, who lost the weight, and health officials in American Samoa is the first to contact the airlines announced price structure.
"They want to sit down, it is to raise awareness, and use it as a medium to solve the problem of obesity," he said.
In the Pacific islands, has the highest obesity rates in the world. In 2011, according to the world health organization report, 86% of American Samoa is overweight, the fourth worst among all countries. Only American Samoa in the Pacific Ocean neighbouring nauru, the cook islands and tonga ranked worse.
In contrast, the same study found that 69% of americans are overweight, 61% of australians, 22% of Japanese people. Samoa ranking is due to the statistical measurement of those who are obese, and severely overweight.
Anna Faapouli often to Samoa and American Samoa resident, said, Samoa airline pricing plan is likely to be profitable.
"Samoa airlines is smart enough to find ways to benefit from this service, because they will and two other airline competition," said Faapouli.
Palmer island between fruit, fruit of airline and Polynesia airline, Samoa, owned by the government, can run, American Samoa flights between countries.
 



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