On Apr 22, 11:24*pm, JohnO wrote:
On Apr 23, 7:49*am, Uncle Dave wrote:



On Apr 22, 5:20*pm, didgerman wrote:

Uncle Dave wrote:
On Apr 22, 2:34 pm, La-a-a-a-a-aarry the La-a-a-a-a-a-a-mb
wrote:
Ryanair considers 'fat tax' for obese air passengers
Ryanair may impose a “fat tax” after more than 30,000 passengers voted
to levy charges on overweight passengers.

By Charles Starmer-Smith (Nigel's brother)
Last Updated: 1:36PM BST 22 Apr 2009
Ryanair considers 'fat tax' for obese air passengers
A survey this week showed that 83 per cent of Telegraph Travel readers
are in favour of charging obese passengers for an extra seat Photo:
GETTY IMAGES

The controversial move was announced today after a third of passengers
on the Irish airline’s website voted in favour of charging fees for
obese passengers.

These would be the same passengers who are in favour of mobiles on
planes?

What's wrong with that?

If you don't know, there's no point trying to explain.

UD

There's no safety issue cellphone use on planes. They have nil effect
on navigation systems. It's simply an overly cautious FAA rule.

GA pilots regularly use their cellphones while flying, including IFR
flights.

Safety? Who cares about safety?! There are people who are paid to
worry about that sort of thing. Hopefully I won't have to do it any
more, but having commuted each week by plane for a large part of the
last ten years I would have to top myself if I had to put up with
eejits either side of me who couldn't manage a couple of hours on a
plane without making calls. I would probably kill someone. Myself I
expect...

UD