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Airline to begin weighing passengers and carry-on baggage

Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:30 pm
Posted by WildcatMike
Lexington, KY
Member since Dec 2005
41528 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:30 pm
Airline to begin weighing passengers and carry-on baggage


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(Gray News) – Finnair said it will begin weighing passengers and their carry-on baggage at the departure gate to optimize the aircraft’s balance calculations.

The airline said in a news release, weighing is voluntary and anonymous.

“We record the total weight and background information of the customer and their carry-on baggage, but we do not ask for the name or booking number, for example,” Finnair Head of Ground Processes Satu Munnukka said.

“Only the customer service agent working at the measuring point can see the total weight, so you can participate in the study with peace of mind.”


The data recorded will be sent to the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency for confirmation and will then be used for aircraft balance and loading calculations for future flights between 2025-2030.

According to the airline, each plane has a set maximum weight that cannot be exceeded to ensure a safe take-off.

The weight of the aircraft includes the weight of the aircraft itself and its fuel, checked baggage and cargo, onboard catering, water tanks and passengers.
Posted by soccerfüt
Location: A Series of Tubes
Member since May 2013
65533 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:31 pm to
<——-#winning
Posted by Koach K
Member since Nov 2016
4066 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:32 pm to
Posted by Geaux Piggins Geaux
Member since Aug 2015
707 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:33 pm to
That's great and all, but I've seen walruses that should in the the ailse at the plane's center of gravity.
Posted by tigernurse
Member since Dec 2005
29940 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:34 pm to
I think this is a great idea and probs should’ve been doing it for a while.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
54621 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:34 pm to
Guess my days as an illegal lead mule are done

Posted by The Boat
Member since Oct 2008
164076 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:36 pm to
As people get fatter they can’t assume weights any more for weight and balance.

You get a flight going to a fat people or comic book convention and you might not make it too far past the end of the runway.
Posted by GreenRockTiger
vortex to the whirlpool of despair
Member since Jun 2020
41226 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:38 pm to
quote:

Guess my days as an illegal lead mule are done
time to get your own plane
Posted by OWLFAN86
The OT has made me richer
Member since Jun 2004
175718 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:38 pm to
you fat motherfricks are gonna make my airlines miles worthless
Posted by LNCHBOX
70448
Member since Jun 2009
84063 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:46 pm to
Hour dare they be fatphobic?
Posted by Tiger Stadium 11
Charleston, SC
Member since Oct 2009
5214 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:46 pm to
There actually was a recent thing in Japan where I believe JAL actually sent in a second plane because of all the sumo wrestlers on the flight and making the original one plane overweight
Posted by AUFANATL
Member since Dec 2007
3854 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 7:51 pm to

This is something no guy gives a shite about but every woman is mortified.

I took a helicopter flight once and they weighed everybody at the helipad because they have to assign seats based on precise weight balance in a helicopter. The men just hopped on the scale like it was NBD and the women all had panic attacks even though nobody could see the scale except for the gate agent.
Posted by motoxfmx27
Member since Nov 2011
156 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:05 pm to
It's attention seeking.

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the women all had panic attacks
Posted by Basura Blanco
Member since Dec 2011
8078 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:15 pm to
Good. Once they see the numbers my fat-arse posts, it will ensure I have an entire row to myself. Pass me the skittles, slim.
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
54621 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:26 pm to
Lead and gold weigh about the same but lead has a whole lot less actual value so mules like me will just wind up unemployed.

:sigh:
Posted by Cheese Grits
Wherever I lay my hat is my home
Member since Apr 2012
54621 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:30 pm to
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Airline to begin weighing passengers and carry-on baggage


Two things I know with absolute certainty

#1 Do not touch a black woman's hair without permission.

#2 Do not put a black woman on a scale in public commerce.

Imagine this outcome x 10!

Posted by WaltTeevens
Santa Barbara, CA
Member since Dec 2013
10953 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:33 pm to
Can you get a discount for being under a certain body fat percentage?
Posted by SteelerBravesDawg
Member since Sep 2020
34425 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:35 pm to
Hopefully this is the start of a trend.

It'll mean a lot less fat asses getting on flights and taking up 2 seats b/c they're so slothingly obese.
Posted by greenbean
USAF Retired
Member since Feb 2019
4543 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:35 pm to
Any flight between Jackson, MS and ATL will be at capacity of 350lb females. I'm often the only honky on the flight. It's scary as airlines use a weight of 170lb per person for fuel planning purposes.
Posted by TutHillTiger
Mississippi Alabama
Member since Sep 2010
43700 posts
Posted on 2/10/24 at 8:47 pm to
Well this is going to end well…..
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