So here I am, not only grumpy but also overweight.I have been for a good part of my adult life, but I can still tie my own shoe laces and pick things up from the floor – so as far as I am concerned, I am OK.
Imagine my ire this morning when I heard some neé’r-do-well postulating that we should pay for our flight seats according to our weight.I already find it an intrusion that I have to remove my shoes (thank goodness I can tie my own laces) and my belt (God forbid that my trousers end up around my ankles) when I check in at an airport.So now some individual thinks that I am going to be subjected to weighing myself in front of all the people I am travelling with.I don’t think so!
For many years I have been wondering (read grumping) about how long airline companies can continue to support the low cost seats which we have become used to.
I remember the days (I can hear the groans!) when we had to pay around £400 for a flight ticket to Portugal.What that is in real terms I have no idea – but I am sure someone with a calculator will work it out.
Anyway my grump this week is this.Leave our weight alone.Our secrets are our secrets.Increase the size of the seats and increase the fares accordingly.
Yes that may prevent some people from flying as often – or indeed at all – but that could be a good thing.Oh oh … I feel another grump coming on.
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