UK: Britons to impose tax on fat air passengers

Half of Britons agree to introduce an extra charge for fat air passengers. According to the study, 51% of respondents believe that the introduction of a tax requiring obese people to pay extra money, as well as for excess weight in luggage, is justified. The Telegraph.

There are also companies that are already forcing passengers with large dimensions to purchase an additional ticket. It is clear that the measure is forced after all, the more cargo in the plane, the more fuel is consumed, respectively, more expensive flight.

According to the latest data from HolidayExtras.com, 48% of respondents were in favor of the tax. The head of the association HolidayExtras.com James Lewis (James Lewis) noted that “the world is getting fatter and this becomes a big problem, because a heavy person in the cabin of the plane causes discomfort to the next seated passengers, and financially too, for excess weight still have to pay.”

Source: Turizm.ru