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Samoa Air has become the first airline in the world to fares on a passenger's weight. The national of the South Pacific island nation has the traditional pricing model of asking fliers to pay for a seat and has moved to a price-per-kilogram structure. The airline flies between the country's two main islands and has started international to American Samoa and Tonga. Travellers pay a price of around US$1 per kilogram on shorter , and over US$4 on longer flights. Samoa Air CEO Chris Langton said the new would help promote health in Samoa, which has one of the world's highest of obesity.

Reaction to the new pricing has been mixed. A spokeswoman from the New Zealand-based group Fight the Obesity Epidemic vehemently the new fares. She said: "I think that's absolutely . It's a stigmatisation of people, and really, just powerfully ." A Samoan community leader said he appreciated that weight was for airlines. He told the New Zealand Herald: "I weigh 200kg. I would be okay to pay the fare, it's reasonable, but I don't think it's a good excuse saying that they're trying to promote healthy living - that's a reason." Many industry believe other airlines will follow in charging overweight passengers extra.

 


 
 

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