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Chas Newkey-Burden

New Zealand airline to weigh passengers

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New Zealand’s national airline will weigh passengers before they board flights, reported The Telegraph. As part of plans to make sure its planes have enough fuel for flights, Air New Zealand wants to weigh 10,000 passengers during a four-week survey so pilots can better know the weight and balance of their planes before takeoff. Health data shows New Zealanders are becoming heavier, noted the paper.

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