'Morning Edition' Returns: Airlines Trimming Back Troubled airlines have been trying to save on high-priced fuel by cutting back on extra weight. But it turns out the biggest problem is the passengers. The average American weight shot up 10 pounds in the '90s. In 2000, U.S. airlines spent $275 million for tons of fuel needed to carry those extra tons of passengers

'Morning Edition' Returns: Airlines Trimming Back

'Morning Edition' Returns: Airlines Trimming Back

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Troubled airlines have been trying to save on high-priced fuel by cutting back on extra weight. But it turns out the biggest problem is the passengers. The average American weight shot up 10 pounds in the '90s. In 2000, U.S. airlines spent $275 million for tons of fuel needed to carry those extra tons of passengers

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