# Passenger airlines will charge by volume and weight

DevFeed: [Passenger airlines will charge by volume and weight](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/passenger-airlines-will-charge-by-volume-and-weight-35311.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://darkcoding.net/ideas/passenger-airlines-will-charge-by-volume-and-weight/>)

Author: Graham King

Published: 2008-05-30T23:38:43Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Graham King](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/graham-king.md>)

Topics: [Flight](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/flight.md>)

Tags: [airline](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/airline.md>), [ideas](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/ideas.md>), [volume](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/volume.md>)

## AI overview

The article argues that passenger airlines will eventually price travel based on passengers' total weight and the volume or weight of their luggage, because weight affects fuel costs. It predicts that competitive pressure will force airlines to adopt this model.

## Source excerpt

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