{"id":253408,"date":"2021-05-18T22:03:56","date_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:03:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/en.buradabiliyorum.com\/airlines-to-weigh-passengers-before-boarding-airplanes\/"},"modified":"2021-05-18T22:03:56","modified_gmt":"2021-05-18T19:03:56","slug":"airlines-to-weigh-passengers-before-boarding-airplanes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/buradabiliyorum.com\/en\/airlines-to-weigh-passengers-before-boarding-airplanes\/","title":{"rendered":"#Airlines to weigh passengers before boarding airplanes"},"content":{"rendered":"

“#Airlines to weigh passengers before boarding airplanes<\/strong>”
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In a measure that will likely irk flyers, airlines could soon require plus-sized passengers to step on the scale \u2014 or provide their weight \u2014 before boarding the aircraft. <\/p>\n

The initiative, which was outlined in a recent Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) advisory<\/a>, strives to provide new data on average passenger weights as the current numbers reportedly don\u2019t reflect today\u2019s sky-high obesity rates in the US. In turn, this would help ensure aircrafts, especially the small ones, don\u2019t exceed their allowable weight limit, View From the Wing<\/a> reported.<\/p>\n

To put it plane-ly, the FAA wants to gauge how much fatter<\/em> Americans have gotten, to prevent things from coming apart when planes take to the skies.<\/p>\n

The new mandates, which were reviewed by airline industry publication AirInsight Group, would require airlines to take surveys to establish \u201cstandard average passenger weights\u201d for crew members, baggage and passengers via random selection, Fox reported<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Once they\u2019ve chosen a travel<\/a>er, an operator may \u201cdetermine the actual weight of passengers\u201d by having them step \u201con a scale before boarding the aircraft,\u201d per the guidelines transcribed by AirInsight<\/a>.<\/p>\n

If that\u2019s not an option, they\u2019re urged to ask each passenger their weight, while making sure to add 10 pounds to account for clothing.<\/p>\n

They even have a contingency plan for when operators suspect flyers are miscalculating their heft. In that case, crew members should \u201cmake a reasonable estimate about the passenger\u2019s actual weight and add 10 pounds,\u201d per the document.<\/p>\n

Naturally, weighing people like luggage may seem a bit obtuse, which is why the FAA also provided guidelines on conducting the procedure in a way that protects passenger privacy.<\/p>\n

They stipulate that \u201c<\/em>the scale readout should remain hidden from public view\u201d while \u201can operator should ensure that any passenger weight data collected remains confidential.\u201d Chalk one up for bedside manner.<\/p>\n

Thankfully, travelers have the option of declining \u201cto participate in any passenger or bag weight survey,\u201d per the guidelines.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe FAA issued an\u00a0Advisory Circular<\/a> in May 2019 that stressed the importance that airline weight and balance programs accurately reflect current passenger weights,\u201d the FAA said in a statement to The Post. \u201cOperators are evaluating their programs to comply with this guidance. While weighing customers at the gate is an option, most operators will likely rely on updated methods for estimating passenger weights.\u201d<\/p>\n

In order to update guidelines on \u201cstandard passenger weight,\u201d airlines will have to up the weight of an average adult male passenger and carry-on bag to 190 pounds in the summer and 195 pounds in the winter \u2014 a 20-pound increase from the current guidelines, Fox reported. Meanwhile, female passengers and carry-on bags will increase from 145 pounds to 179 pounds in the summer, and 150 pounds to 184 pounds in the winter.\n <\/p><\/div>\n

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