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Finnish carrier Finnair is asking passengers to weigh themselves before flights (abcnews.go.com)

submitted 1 year ago by Oofnik@kbin.social to c/news@kbin.social

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Finland's national carrier Finnair is asking passengers to be weighed voluntarily and anonymously so that it can update their standard weight figures

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[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago (1 children)

… and then what? People have already bought tickets

[–] corroded@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then, if the overall weight of the aircraft is too high, offload some luggage and cargo.

[–] HeartyBeast@kbin.social 1 points 1 year ago

So 20% of your passengers get to their destination without their suitcases, which will arrive … when the next under-loaded plane is available. Would you fly with them?