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LatinoBlogsCon los precios del petroleo elevándose --aumentaron 10 dólares en los útimos días-- las compañías aéreas están usando todo tipo de medios ridículos para tratar de hacerle frente al alza de combustible que se ha triplicado desde el año 2000.
Delta Airlines ya está haciendo cargos de 25 dólares por reservaciones telefónicas y American Airlines está en proceso de lanzar un plan intensamente impopular para hacer cargos de 15 dólares por bolsa revisada, Ahora han circulado rumores en torno a que las aerolíneas quieren comenzar a cobrar cargos a los usuarios basados en su peso.
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Jared Cavalier, left, owner of Segway of Ohio, answers questions from Jim Hair, right, of Richmond, Indiana, and Bill Hodges of San Francisco, Thursday, June 5, 2008, in Columbus, Ohio. Segway sales have seen an increase as gasoline prices continue to climb nationwide. (AP Photo/Jay LaPrete)
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A Malaysian motorcyclist pumps gasoline at a petrol station in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Malaysian leader promised Thursday that gasoline prices won't be further raised this year after a staggering 41 percent increase last week that sparked public protests. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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A Malaysian motorist pumps his vehicle with gasoline at a petrol station in Klang, outside Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Thursday, June 12, 2008. Malaysian leader promised Thursday that gasoline prices won't be further raised this year after a staggering 41 percent increase last week that sparked public protests. (AP Photo/Lai Seng Sin)
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Chevrolet Trailblazers are shown on a dealership lot in Eastpointe, Mich., Wednesday, June 11, 2008. High gasoline prices are affecting once-popular truck-based SUVs, leading some automakers to close the factories that make them and many industry analysts to declare the SUVs extinct as U.S. consumers flee rapidly from trucks to cars. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Chevrolet Trailblazers are shown on a dealership lot in Eastpointe, Mich., Wednesday, June 11, 2008. High gasoline prices are affecting once-popular truck-based SUVs, leading some automakers to close the factories that make them and many industry analysts to declare the SUVs extinct as U.S. consumers flee rapidly from trucks to cars. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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Ford Explorers are shown on a dealership lot in Detroit, Wednesday, June 11, 2008. High gasoline prices are affecting once-popular truck-based SUVs, leading some automakers to close the factories that make them and many industry analysts to declare the SUVs extinct as U.S. consumers flee rapidly from trucks to cars. (AP Photo/Paul Sancya)
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A cyclist rides the Metrorail, which permits cyclists to bring their bikes aboard trains at off-peak times, in Washington June 11, 2008. With U.S. gasoline prices at record highs, some U.S. cities are leading an effort to persuade their citizens to ride bicycles for short personal trips rather than drive their cars. Later this summer, Washington plans to launch the first U.S. bike-sharing program in which users will pay $40 a year for a swipe card enabling them to pick up a bike from racks around the city and then return them to any other rack. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES)
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Tony Turner of Little Rock, Ark., puts two gallons of gasoline that he said cost about $8, into his vehicle that ran out of gas, Wednesday, June 11, 2008 in Little Rock. Motorist can expect gasoline prices around $4 through next year, the energy department said Wednesday. (AP Photo/Mike Wintroath)
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Cyclist ride along the Chesapeake & Ohio Canal (C&O Canal) Towpath bike trail in Washington June 11, 2008. With U.S. gasoline prices at record highs, some U.S. cities are leading an effort to persuade their citizens to ride bicycles for short personal trips rather than drive their cars.. Later this summer, Washington plans to launch the first U.S. bike-sharing program in which users will pay $40 a year for a swipe card enabling them to pick up a bike from racks around the city and then return them to any other rack. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES)
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Cyclists ride on the sidewalk on East Basin Drive, South East, in Washington June 11, 2008. With U.S. gasoline prices at record highs, some U.S. cities are leading an effort to persuade their citizens to ride bicycles for short personal trips rather than drive their cars. .Later this summer, Washington plans to launch the first U.S. bike-sharing program in which users will pay $40 a year for a swipe card enabling them to pick up a bike from racks around the city and then return them to any other rack. REUTERS/Hyungwon Kang (UNITED STATES)
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Estoy seguro de una cosa: las aerolíneas están perdiendo dinero. Pero dudo que esten suficientemente desesperadas para tratar a la gente como carga, aunque parece que nada está dicho. Soutwest Airlines ya le cobra a las personas que ocupan dos asientos si son incapaces de bajar el descansa brazos entre su asiento y el siguiente --eso parece algo extremo. Hacer que las personas se pongan de pie en una escala antes de que el avión llegue a su destino parece un insulto a la dignidad humana. Puedes encontrar esta noticia en tu buscador bajo el título "using fat people as a scapegoat" (usando a la gente obesa como chivo expiatorio).
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1. Me parece algo indignante y ridiculo q las aerolineas usen esto, para hacer dinero pues de mi parte soy bien obesa y de mi ni dolar mas y si lo hiciesen yo ganaria mas q ellos.
Jun 27th 2008 | 5:19PM | marisol flores