A new airline in Samoa —the weight of their bags and of their bodies. Samoa Air will charge passengers flying between American Samoa and Samoa between 93 cents and $1.06 per kilogram, the reports. “The plane can only carry a certain amount of weight and that weight needs to be paid,” Samoa Air CEO Chris Langton said on Tuesday. “There is no other way.”
While the new pricing may be a boon to svelte travelers, it will likely jack up fares for many people in Samoa, where the population of obese people has swelled in recent decades. According to a 2011 report by the World Health Organization, Samoa is the fourth fattest country, with