• abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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    24 days ago

    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.

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      24 days ago

      If that’s all it is, then just slap a bright red tag on the over weight bags to warn the handlers. Right?

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      20 days ago

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

      • abbiistabbii@lemmy.blahaj.zone
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        19 days 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.

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        23 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.

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        23 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.

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        18 days ago

        Because it is rubbish. Airlines allow heavier suitcases with “heavy” sticker on it. It is pure money grab.

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        23 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.