Perhaps they need to weigh everyone as they check in. Will they charge a larger child an adult's fare if they don't meet Jetstar's child weight limit? Or perhaps if the average weight is 80kg (where did that come from? don't answer, I don't really care) everyone who is fractionally over that weight will be charged extra?
Or perhaps they'll charge extra to the 6'6" man as surely his loftiness results in an increase to his weight so he'll probably weigh more than 80 kg. Oh yes, there's a thought - charge the really tall people extra as the law of averages will mean that they'll weigh more than the average person and while he's there, slug him extra for getting those gangly legs in the way. And let's not stop there - if he's on an inernational Jetstar flight with a TV screen and his head blocks his neighbouring passenger's view, charge him extra and also, if he wants to recline his seat to feel more comfortable and get into someone else's air space (no pun intended) then charge him for that too !!!
It seems fair to me if they pick a weight and charge everyone accordingly. But then, Jetstar may come up with it's only "healthy" weight range, just like those Asian airlines where hosties were sacked for being to fat at about 50 kg or thereabouts? Wonder how all the skinny people will feel about when they realise they are "obese" at 80 kg !!! I am not making light of the weight issue, I am merely pointing out that it is not the only issue that impacts on passengers.
Yes, people come in all shapes and sizes from very tall to very small, from stick figures to larger sizes such as the woman mentioned in this thread. It's been a while since I read Jestar's T & Cs but I'd be interested to know if they now have a weight limit per person. If they don't have it in the T & C, how can they charge more? They clearly have limits on weights and sizes of luggage, but we're not talking luggage here -we're talking about real people.
I realise that it may be uncomfortable for some people to sit next to someone who is larger than them, but with half of society being overweight these days, I'd say we'd all have a pretty good chance of that happening.
What irritates me about this Jestar issue is that the airline's "policy" cannot be that clear to everyone as the woman claims she rang them to check. If it was clear, she would have known from the outset. However I am also annoyed about people's insensitivity to others, AND Jestar's double standard. Correct me if I'm wrong, but doesn't "our" Magda shoot the commercials for that airline?