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[–] [email protected] 120 points 4 days ago (7 children)

Time for me to say this again:

THE WEIGHT LIMIT ON LUGGAGE IS TO PROTECT BAGGAGE HANDLERS FROM INJURY. IT HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TAKE OFF OR LANDING WEIGHT.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 16 hours ago* (last edited 16 hours ago) (1 children)

They carry literal caskets with dead parts on commercial flights… that’s definitely heavier

[–] [email protected] 1 points 9 hours ago

Right, so everyone should be allowed to bring on a coffin size suitcase with at least 100kg with of weight now? They plan that out in advance so unless you are going to inform the airline well in advance that you're bringing a corpse's weight of luggage on board, my point still stands.

"They bring bodies on board so I can bring a 100kg suicase" is a level of logic only seen when a Karen screams at some poor customer service person because her plane was cancelled due to a hurricane as if there's a secret network of hurricane proof planes that are only unlocked if you act like a bitch.

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 days ago (2 children)

So there's a weight limit on how far handers throw the luggage around?

[–] [email protected] 13 points 4 days ago

If you are there handling heavy items all day, you're gonna get injured. That doesn't just fuck up the workers (meaning they can't go to work) but it costs the company money too (because they need to replace those handlers).

Think of it like this, you know how the X-Ray tech has to go into a little shielded room while you are getting X-Rayed, but you are still exposed to the full force of the X-Ray? That's not because they care about their safety more than yours, it's because one x-ray is fine (what your getting), but the x-ray tech does tens, maybe hundreds a day, and that builds up to radiation poisoning.

Now replace "X-Ray Radiation" with Repetitive Strain and back injuries" and "X-Ray" with the Suitcase full of Drugs your smuggling into the Netherlands, and you get the idea.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Yes. Can't have them hurting themselves and causing delays because the airport won't staff appropriately. Remember, safety is for controlling costs.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago

I appreciate that you're clarifying with facts, in the social mediaverse that revolves around stubborn preconceptions.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 4 days ago (1 children)

Then why does a first class ticket come with a higher weight limit?

[–] [email protected] 7 points 4 days ago

Because they wanna fleece you for every penny you have, but the point still stands that for the most part it's to protect baggage handlers. If you wanna take a dead body on board you have to take that up with the airline.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago (4 children)

Then why can i book heavyweight with some airlines?

[–] [email protected] 17 points 4 days ago

Because they can mark the luggage has heavyweight so the handlers can use equipment to load the items.

[–] [email protected] 9 points 4 days ago

Team lift, you're paying for a second guy to help load that.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 days ago* (last edited 4 days ago)

Incentivizing lower weights in some bags is helpful. Ninety 19 lbs bags and ten 35 lbs bags is easier on baggage handlers than a hundred 35 lbs bags

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 days ago

I had no idea, thank you