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The New Zealand airline Air New Zealand wants to weigh not only luggage, but also passengers for international flights in the coming weeks. The reason is that before each takeoff, the pilots need to know the weight and balance of the loaded aircraft, as the company announced. “It’s about safety. Every time we fly, we want to know exactly what the weight of the plane is,” airline chief Greg Foran told Radio New Zealand on Wednesday.
From now until July 2, the scales will be at Auckland Airport in the North Island of the Pacific state. The weight of 10,000 passengers is determined in total – but participation is voluntary. “Don’t worry, unlike the scales at home, in the gym or at the doctor’s office, no one can see the numbers, not even airline personnel,” the New Zealand Herald reported. The data would be collected anonymously.
Named the best airline in the world
The goal is to determine the average weight of the passengers along with their hand luggage. “We weigh everything on the plane, from cargo to onboard meals to checked baggage,” said Alastair James, cargo control improvement specialist at Air New Zealand. “For customers, crew and hand luggage, on the other hand, we use average weights that we get from this research.”
Meanwhile, Air New Zealand was named the best airline in the world by airlineratings.com on Wednesday at this year’s Airline Excellence Awards, replacing Qatar Airways.
The company will soon introduce the so-called Skynest. Then Economy Class guests sleep in a real bed. A total of six bunk beds are placed in some machines, for which travelers can then reserve a time slot. (SDA)
Source: Blick
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