New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights
1 year, 6 months ago

New Zealand airline is asking passengers to weigh in before their flights

Associated Press  

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — New Zealand’s national airline is asking passengers to step on the scales before they board international flights. Air New Zealand says it wants to weigh 10,000 passengers during a monthlong survey so pilots can better know the weight and balance of their planes before takeoff. One option is to periodically carry out surveys like Air New Zealand is doing to establish an average weight. Customers on Air New Zealand domestic flights were asked to weigh in a couple of years ago.

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Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves before boarding flights
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to voluntarily weigh themselves before boarding flights

Associated Press  

COPENHAGEN, Denmark — Almost everything that gets onto a commercial plane — fuel, checked-in baggage, cargo and meals — is weighed. But Finland’s national carrier Finnair said Friday that it started asking passengers this week voluntarily and anonymously hop onto a scale with their hand luggage at the country’s main airport in Helsinki, the airline said Friday. “We will need …

Airline starts weighing passengers at the gate
10 months, 2 weeks ago

Airline starts weighing passengers at the gate

CNN  

Editor’s Note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. In a project by European carrier Finnair at its Helsinki Airport hub, volunteer passengers are being weighed at the departure gate in order to allow the airline to refine weight estimates for planes before takeoff. Tallqvist said that the airline is collating data about the average weight of …

Another airline is set to weigh passengers before they fly
1 year, 3 months ago

Another airline is set to weigh passengers before they fly

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Korean Air confirmed on its website that it would be “measuring the average weight of passengers along with their carry-on …

Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights
1 year, 6 months ago

Airline to weigh passengers before they board flights

The Independent  

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy More than 10,000 passengers flying with Air New Zealand throughout June will be asked to step …

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane
54 years, 11 months ago

Air New Zealand to weigh passengers before they board the airplane

CNN  

Take your keys out of your pocket. That’s right: New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority is asking that its national airline weigh passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport through July 2, 2023. The program, which Air New Zealand calls a passenger weight survey, is a way to gather data on the weight load and distribution for planes, the …

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