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Weighty issue: Airlines to charge by the pound?

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magnetfreezer

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Ken_gone_flying said:
That would also throw a monkeywrench into the plan for all these low-cost airfare websites (Expedia, Orbitz, Hotwire). How could they offer these great deals without knowing the weight of the buyer? Unless the airlines released a certain amount of seats to these websites without a weight restriction.
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Or just quote the deals in $/pound.
 
HAL Pilot

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AJTranny said:
Just a question for the airline pilots. I have read some carriers are reducing reserve fuel requirements to make the jets more fuel efficient. If this is true, have these companies traded any margin of safety or are y'all normally pretty fat even if you have to divert?
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The FAA sets reserve fuel requirements. Some airlines fly with more than the FAA demands. They are reducing the extra amount. But the Captain has the final say. If he wants more than the min, he just has to ask for it.
 
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