The fare scheme is actually plausible given the size of Samoa’s aircraft, but it’d never fly for a major airline. A tiny Samoa airline is giving passengers a big reason to lose weight ...

Share The world's first airline to charge passengers by their weight rather than per seat says the policy has helped to raise obesity awareness and improve public health. Samoa Air, the Pacific ...

which began in 2008 with American Airlines, and has since become standard practice. While Samoa Air's 2013 'fat tax' failed ...

Other notable airports are Maota International Airport and Asau International Airport, both in Savai'i, though with more limited flights. Samoa has its national airline, Samoa Airways, which ...

Hawaiian Airlines found that passengers and luggage on flights between Honolulu and American Samoa are too heavy, so they will assign seats based on size Julie Mazziotta is the Senior Sports ...