A new protocol has been introduced by international carrier Air New Zealand, which will conduct a so-called “passenger sweep” until July 2. During this period, all passengers who want to board an international flight departing from Auckland will be asked to stand on the scale to find out their body weight, he writes. Interesting geometry.
Alastair James, an airline cargo control development expert, revealed that practically everything carried on board is weighed: from cargo to food on board to baggage in the cargo hold.
The expert also talked about whether this initiative might be familiar, as the airline had already conducted a similar survey among domestic passengers in 2021, but the international survey was canceled due to the coronavirus epidemic.
The survey will be especially important for the airline’s route from Oakland to New York’s JFK Airport, one of the world’s longest flights.
Weighing before a flight can make many people nervous, but Alastair James assured everyone that no one would see the weight of the passengers. In addition to weighing passengers, their baggage is also placed on a separate scale. The airline insists that the data collected remain anonymous.
