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Weigh less - pay less

Geoff Riley

29th June 2008

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More than one student has asked me in the past why airlines so not link some of the cost of a ticket to the actual weight of the customer? After heavier passengers might be expected to have a detrimental effect on fuel economy and perhaps on the volume of carbon emissions?

So it was interesting to see the new low-cost airline Derrie-Air make a move towards this kind of pricing structrure with environmental objectives firmly in mind. Derrie-Air styles itself as “the world’s only carbon-neutral luxury airline” .... a business that flies by the seats of its pants no doubt.

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Geoff Riley

Geoff Riley FRSA has been teaching Economics for nearly forty years. He has over twenty years experience as Head of Economics at leading schools. He writes extensively and is a contributor and presenter on CPD and Revision conferences in the UK and overseas.

@tutor2uGeoff

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