Why Finnair wants to put passengers on the weighing scales
For the past 2 days, passengers passing through Helsinki airport may have wondered whether their airline is suffering from weight issues. At check-in, Finnair staff have been asking them to please step briefly on to a set of weighing scales. But this isn't a new "thin air" strategy to slim down the cargo. The airline is surveying customers to check that the estimates it has been using to calculate total weight, fuel and safety are accurate. "Airlines know what the aircraft weighs, what the check-in luggage weighs, but not what passengers weigh," said a communications director at Finnair. Until now, Finnair has, like most airlines, been using EASA passenger standard weight estimates. But the EASA found those averages hide a range of variables. <br/>
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Why Finnair wants to put passengers on the weighing scales
For the past 2 days, passengers passing through Helsinki airport may have wondered whether their airline is suffering from weight issues. At check-in, Finnair staff have been asking them to please step briefly on to a set of weighing scales. But this isn't a new "thin air" strategy to slim down the cargo. The airline is surveying customers to check that the estimates it has been using to calculate total weight, fuel and safety are accurate. "Airlines know what the aircraft weighs, what the check-in luggage weighs, but not what passengers weigh," said a communications director at Finnair. Until now, Finnair has, like most airlines, been using EASA passenger standard weight estimates. But the EASA found those averages hide a range of variables. <br/>
