This airline weighs its passengers, for research


By AGENCY
A Finnair passenger stepping on a scale at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport in Vantaa, Finland. — Reuters

Finnish carrier Finnair has begun weighing passengers with their carry-on luggage as part of a study aimed at better determining the weight of the aircraft before take-off, it said recently.

The weigh-ins will take place this month, as well as in April and May, and are on a voluntary basis, it said.

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