[a fool in paradise]

That’s just so they can charge more for heavier passengers and more or densely packed baggage.

[snoringbear]

“That’s just so they can charge more for heavier passengers and more or densely packed baggage.”

Been doing this on air freight for years. It’s known as the DIM Factor. If one should be both tall and fat (lots of volume and weight), then they’ll really have to pay up :)