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Air New Zealand wants to weigh passengers
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Air New Zealand wants to weigh passengers
Air New Zealand will weigh passengers in the next few weeks.
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Air New Zealand plans to weigh up to 10,000 passengers in the coming weeks. However, due to this sensitive issue, the airline promised that no one would see the numbers. The scales will be in use at Auckland Airport in New Zealand until July 2.
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But what is the airline about? “It’s about safety. Every time we fly, we want to know exactly what the weight of the plane is,” Greg Foran, the airline’s president, told the radio. Radio New Zealand.
Numbers are required by the New Zealand Aviation Authority (CAA).
This action represents an opportunity for the airline to comply with New Zealand Aviation Authority regulations. The goal is to determine the average weight of air passengers including hand luggage. In addition to the planned survey, Air New Zealand can also accept the standard aircraft weight set by the Civil Aviation Authority.
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However, no one can be forced, the weight is voluntary. However, Air New Zealand requests participation in this measure as this would improve the safety and efficiency of flights. For example, the heavier the plane, the more kerosene you need to fill. Passengers have already been weighed on the airline’s domestic network in 2021.
Air New Zealand is not the first airline to take this action
Air New Zealand is not the first to take such action; In 2017, for example, Finnair asked its passengers to weigh themselves at Helsinki Airport. At that time too, it was about safety and efficiency aspects.
Finnair assumed that the weight of the airline’s passengers would deviate from the European Aviation Safety Authority’s standard values. At that time, about 2,000 passengers were weighed.
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