Derrie-Air: Philly to L.A.? That’ll be $2.25 per pound.

Travel Blog  •  Elyse Franko  •  06.09.08 | 1:43 PM ET

imageIt seems a few Philadelphia advertisers saw reports like this one and decided to put “pay-what-you-weigh” pricing to the test—just for laughs. Friday’s editions of the Philadelphia Inquirer and the Philadelphia Daily News revealed ads for Derrie-Air, a new airline offering ticket prices based on the weight of passengers and their luggage.

On the Derrie-Air website, the spoof airline describes itself as a “carbon-neutral luxury airline” promising to plant trees to offset damage from carbon emissions. It adds: “But not only will we do our part to protect the environment, we will expect you, our passengers, to do your part as well. The magic comes from our one of a kind “Sliding Scale”—the more you weigh, the more you’ll pay.”

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Elyse Franko is a Long Island native, a graduate of the American University School of Communication in Washington, D.C., and a former World Hum intern. During her time at university, she wrote and edited for several campus publications and fostered her love for traveling by spending time abroad in Istanbul, Turkey, and Berlin, Germany. She currently works as a teaching assistant in Vienna, Austria.


1 Comment for Derrie-Air: Philly to L.A.? That’ll be $2.25 per pound.

Ling 06.10.08 | 12:03 AM ET

Nice name. These Philly guys went to a lot of trouble to test out the effectiveness of their ads. Well, its working. This item is spreading viral.

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