“We know that stepping on the scale can be daunting.” Discouraging and probably even humiliating or troublesome for many people who are not comfortable with their weight, but the flight company air new zealand has announced its plan weigh all travelers of international flights, although they ensure that the records will be anonymous and remain hidden at all times.
The objective of putting its passengers on a scale responds to the project of collecting specific data on the weight of everything that goes on the plane. Alastair Jamesa specialist in improving cargo control, has ensured that they weigh absolutely everything that enters each cabin, from hold luggage to food, but they also need information from the travelers themselves.
“For clients, crew and hand luggage, we use average weights, which we will obtain by doing this study,” he says, although he says they are aware of the reluctance that many people can have, and that stepping on a scale in public can be “daunting.” In this sense, he clarifies that “there is no visible screen anywhere. No one can see his weight, not even us.”
In this way, all the information obtained during the duration of the program, established until July 2, will serve to gather data on loading and weight distribution which will allow the company to improve the loading systems and the efficiency of the aircraft themselves. Previously, passengers had been weighed, but voluntarily and only on domestic flights. All international travelers departing from Auckland Airport are now expected to go through the scale.
The New Zealand Civil Aviation Authority, the body that controls the sector in the country, need to get these numbers of weight, either through anonymous surveys, or through a previously established mean standard weight. The problem is that, according to data from the health authorities, New Zealanders are weighing more and more, placing obesity rate adult by 34%, compared to 31% the previous year, and is also increasing in children.
“It is simple, voluntary and, by weighing yourself, they will help us to always fly safely and efficientJames concludes.
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