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Finnair has begun weighing passengers
Finnair has just begun a new program where it weighs passengers before take-off to help the Finnish airline collect more accurate data about weights on its flights. Paivyt Tallqvist, director for media relations at Finnair, confirmed that the airline was weighing passengers on Tuesday and Wednesday at the Helsinki airport. (money.cnn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
I am surprised that this hasn't happened a long time ago. Seems weird that as a 65kg person I would have to pay extra for carrying an extra 3 kg in my carry on luggage.But those are the rules, even though I sometimes wonder when I see people having an incredible amount of carry on luggage. Specially when they receive their duty free booze at the waiting area.
After reading some of the comments here then reading the article, I think some here are jumping to erroneous conclusions. That it is a voluntary weigh-in speaks volumes since no one is forced to do so. I see it as a help to get better data on weights of passengers, it might not show the whole picture unless there are those who might be heavier who decide to go ahead and get on the scale. I know I would since I am much heavier now, especially since I quit smoking and gained about 60 pounds afterwards (food tasted even better).
Even when I was in the military, I carried much more luggage (2 suitcases and a seabag as well as a couple of carry-ons) between airports and bases even though I was thinner. As a former crew chief on Phrogs, I know that weight and balances are important and if we carried anything inside the birds, we had to ensure that things were placed in respect to where the CG was. Carrying a couple of 250 gallon range extending fuel cells onboard really played with weights and balance as well as smoking.
Even when I was in the military, I carried much more luggage (2 suitcases and a seabag as well as a couple of carry-ons) between airports and bases even though I was thinner. As a former crew chief on Phrogs, I know that weight and balances are important and if we carried anything inside the birds, we had to ensure that things were placed in respect to where the CG was. Carrying a couple of 250 gallon range extending fuel cells onboard really played with weights and balance as well as smoking.
From my other comments you may well categorize me as one jumping. Thanks for your perspective. I cannot help but wonder about Finnair's ulterior motives ( I discount Finnair management saying "hey, it's Tuesday, what say we weigh pax").I keep thinking of the instructions for boiling a phrog. er frog - Put in cold water then turn on the heat.
Thanks for your service.
Thanks for your service.
I can see this two ways: 1) more accurate weight numbers enables Finnair to better determine fuel needs to fine tune fuel loads and reducing cost-of-doing-business and 2) charge-by-weight to enhance revenue. Are there 3rd & 4th ways?
They should figure out how to weigh several at once, say 7 - 10 pax at a time. That way no one person's weight is revealed. Bring in a cargo scale!
The trouble with that is Weight and Balance.... The Heavier weight people should be over the center of gravity, unless they cannot exit safely thus clogging the entry way (and yes that happened in DCA) where they exited over the wing and a lady got stuck, could not get back in, could not get out.. Fire fighters had to get her out!
The Flight Crew should have relocated her if she was going to be a "Blocker" to the window exits. Actually the relocation of seats should have started at the podium with the gate employees.
20-20 Hind sight... Maybe they thought that she should would be able to squeeze through.
Who knows, Sparkie, but I would have relocated her.