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Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to weigh themselves before flights (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 7 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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Finland's national carrier Finnair is asking passengers to be weighed voluntarily and anonymously so that it can update their standard weight figures

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[–] corroded 3 points 7 months ago (2 children)

Instead of standard weight figures, I really don't understand why airlines don't just weigh passengers themselves. Have a scale right where the attendant scans your boarding pass. You'd get an exact value for the weight of the passengers and their carry-on luggage.

[–] themeatbridge 2 points 7 months ago

They have luggage scales at every counter. Just lower it to floor level and have people step on. For privacy, you could even hide the number so only the person on the scale can see it, and it gets added to the total in the computer.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

… and then what? People have already bought tickets

[–] corroded 1 points 7 months ago (1 children)

Then, if the overall weight of the aircraft is too high, offload some luggage and cargo.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

So 20% of your passengers get to their destination without their suitcases, which will arrive … when the next under-loaded plane is available. Would you fly with them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 7 months ago

Actually a good idea! There was a regional plane crash circa 2000 because of (among many things) that