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Another Airline, After Air New Zealand, To Weigh Passengers Before They Board Plane

Following in the footsteps of Air New Zealand, travelers flying on Korean Air, South Korea’s largest airline will be asked to step on a scale before boarding their flight.

Korean Air announced on its website that it would measure the average weight of passengers as well as their carry-on items for flight safety.

The procedure is used to help establish aircraft weight distribution, and computations must be performed every five years.

Domestic passengers at Gimpo International Airport benefitted from August 28 to September 6, followed by international passengers at Incheon International Airport from September 8 to September 19.

If travelers are concerned about the process, the airlines have stated that both persons and luggage will be weighed anonymously. If a person is still unsure and does not want to participate in the weight measures, they can opt-out by informing a staff member.

Once all the data is collected, it will be shared with Korea’s Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transport, which will assist airlines in determining how much fuel is required and how to distribute weight onboard planes.

The airline stated, “The data collated anonymously will be utilized for survey purposes and doesn’t mean overweight passengers will need to pay more”.

Air New Zealand began weighing passengers departing on international flights from the Auckland International Airport in July of this year. The program, dubbed the ‘passenger weight survey’ by the airline, is intended to collect data on the weight load and distribution of flights. The poll, described as an ‘essential’ project is being used to establish the average customer weight, which pilots need to know before departure.

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Spriha Rai

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