"Finnair Implements Passenger Weighing at Departure Gates for Data Collection"
Finnair will be weighing passengers and their carry-on luggage voluntarily for three months at Helsinki Airport, recording only age, gender, and travel class in an anonymous process. The data will be used to calculate average weights for aircraft balance and loading, with the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency verifying the numbers later this summer. The airline aims to gather a good sample of volunteers for accurate information and ensure safe take-off by updating the weight figures, as required by aviation authorities every five years.