{"id":243,"date":"2025-08-10T14:11:33","date_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:11:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/?p=243"},"modified":"2025-08-10T14:11:36","modified_gmt":"2025-08-10T14:11:36","slug":"low-cost-airlines-now-weigh-travelers-together-with-luggage-to-ensure-fair-fares","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/2025\/08\/low-cost-airlines-now-weigh-travelers-together-with-luggage-to-ensure-fair-fares\/","title":{"rendered":"Low-cost Airlines Now Weigh Travelers Together With Luggage to Ensure \u201cFair Fares\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Several budget airlines have announced a controversial new policy: passengers and their luggage will now be weighed together before boarding. The measure, according to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ibaa.org\/\">International Budget Airlines Association<\/a> representatives, aims to create \u201ca more efficient and fair ticket pricing model.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Under the new system, travelers will step onto industrial-size scales with their carry-ons and checked bags. Fares will adjust in real time based on the combined weight. Airlines claim this approach eliminates hidden baggage fees and encourages customers to \u201cfly lighter\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>One airline executive told <a href=\"https:\/\/edition.cnn.com\/travel\">CNN Travel<\/a> that the change could cut fuel costs by as much as 12% annually. \u201cIt\u2019s a win-win. We save on fuel, passengers save if they skip dessert,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Critics argue the policy discriminates against heavier individuals and could lead to public embarrassment at the gate. Passenger rights groups, including the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.ata.org\/\">Air Travelers Alliance<\/a>, have already signaled plans for legal challenges.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Airlines defend the measure by pointing to cargo shipping standards, where total weight is the key cost factor. \u201cPlanes don\u2019t care if it\u2019s suitcases or sandwiches \u2014 weight is weight,\u201d one spokesperson told <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/\">Reuters<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first rollout is scheduled for early summer, starting at select airports in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.florida.com\/\">Florida<\/a>. Industry insiders predict that other low-cost carriers will quickly follow if the program proves profitable.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Several budget airlines have announced a controversial new policy: passengers and their luggage will now be weighed together before boarding. The measure, according to International Budget Airlines Association representatives, aims to create \u201ca more efficient and fair ticket pricing model.\u201d Under the new system, travelers will step onto industrial-size scales with their carry-ons and checked&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":244,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_kad_post_transparent":"","_kad_post_title":"","_kad_post_layout":"","_kad_post_sidebar_id":"","_kad_post_content_style":"","_kad_post_vertical_padding":"","_kad_post_feature":"","_kad_post_feature_position":"","_kad_post_header":false,"_kad_post_footer":false,"_kad_post_classname":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-243","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-society"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=243"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":245,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/243\/revisions\/245"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/244"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=243"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=243"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailypost.news\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=243"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}