Okay, we all know the short answer to this one...money! If you're over, the airline gets to charge you huge and very unreasonable handling fees. So why does no one complain? Europe is getting horrible for this. My last trip to England saw a strict adherence to 10kg carry-on. Even 1kg over and it was 'sorry, you must check that bag or empty it some.' What's the deal with that? I mean, I realize there has to be some weight restrictions for the sake of the airplane capacity and fuel costs etc, but such a strict adherence is completely unreasonable--the individual weights of people vary by more than that.
Think of this: if 50kg Slim Jim gets aboard with his 11kg bag and is forced to check it, while 120kg Big Bob is fine with his 9kg carry-on !? Now, not only is the total weight of Jim+carry-on far less than Bob but, if they are both packing only clothes and personal items for the same length trip then Bob's checked baggage will quite likely be heavier than Jim's also because all his clothes will be larger. So I repeat....where's the common sense?
Perhaps you're willing to argue that they have to be strict because they consider the average passenger weight, which may not change from trip to trip. Even still, I don't believe 1kg here or there will matter much, and will probably even out in the end also. Not only that but, if they are calculating for the average weight that bodes bad for somebody because in the west, the average passenger weight is going up. So either they are going to be spending more money than they calculated for fuel, or they will be cutting our luggage weight allowances even further. Regardless, somehow you know it's always us, the passengers, who are going to pay.
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