stackyFACTSNext time the airline extorts you for fifty bucks because your suitcase is two pounds over the limit, remember the plane is hauling around the weight of a grizzly bear in purely cosmetic paint.
Next time the airline extorts you for fifty bucks because your suitcase is two pounds over the limit, remember the plane is hauling around the weight of a grizzly bear in purely cosmetic paint. The multiple layers of primer, color, and clear coat required to cover thousands of square feet of fuselage add hundreds of pounds. This is exactly why some budget airlines prefer to leave massive portions of their planes as bare polished metal.
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