Dear MEL School’s Topic Readers,
Airline begins
weighing passengers for 'safety'
A new standard
procedure was announced for anyone flying with Uzbekistan Airways. All
passengers are measured the weight of their own and carry-on luggage before
departure. According to the airline, the procedure was intended to ensure safety
for the flight. Indeed, load calculations, weight and balance of their aircraft,
is essential for safety especially for smaller aircraft.
But isn’t that a
move to a “pay as you weigh” fair structure?
Maybe. Actually, such
a fee structure was announced back in 2012 by Samoa Air and is still in place. The
airline flies mainly within the islands of the country with small aircraft where
over 80% of the adults are overweight.
As low cost
carriers, or LCC, that charge extra fees for check-in luggage and inflight
drinks and foods, the next target to charge extra fee could be your carry-on
luggage and yourself.
Enjoy reading and
learning the latest and decisive move by an airliner.
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