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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Miranda Bryant in Stockholm

Not just luggage: Finnish airline invites passengers to weigh in for flights

A Finnair Airbus A320 aircraft prepares to take off
A Finnair spokesperson said the airline had been ‘quite surprised’ with 600 volunteers just three days into the trial. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters

The words “overweight luggage” have the power to induce a whirlwind of stress and embarrassment for holidaymakers. But one airline is upping the stakes by inviting passengers to step on the scales too.

The Finnish airline Finnair started the voluntary weighing in policy at departure gates at Helsinki airport on Monday with the aim of enabling it to better estimate the weight of its planes’ cargo before takeoff.

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