Airline to weigh passengers before flights - would you object.
 

https://www.dailystar.co.uk/travel/t...ey-travel-tips

Personally I would have no issue with this. If it helps with things such as weight distribution, aircraft design or even air safety it can only be beneficial.

All aircraft companies should ban alcohol on flights which is fast becoming the biggest safety issue with so many idiots incapable of exercising self control, getting drunk and becoming violent and putting a plane load of passengers, including children, at risk because of their own failings.

I wouldn't object but I think it's a little shady on someone who is overweight, could really embaress them and ruin their holiday.

Yes I would object sounds unbelievably degrading and humiliating :/

It’s voluntary but yeah it sounds humiliating if it was something forced on you

\Good idea, we should not skirt around grossly obese people

If they're not so big they intrude on your seat what is the problem?

Its not my problem its the airline and passenger safety.

I thought alcohol was banned on most airlines?

You had to buy your alcohol from onboard the flight and they had a limit on how many you can purchase to prevent a drunken mess. Unless someone gets pissed from one miniature.

I don't think there'd be any need to weigh anyone unless, as Amy says, they're taking up two seats.

I don't think I've ever been on a flight that hasn't sold alcohol

well the airline begs to differ, clearly

"The reason for the decision is so the airline can have a more accurate metric for determining aircraft weight and balance."

Oh I meant banned from carrying your own on board. :laugh:

Surely they limit the amount of alcohol they can sell to any one passenger to prevent drunkenness?

Well, they've coped fine for the last however many years.

Unless someone is grossly overweight, it's unlikely to make much of a difference.

Then why do they sell alcohol at the duty free shop ar airports before you board the plane

Clearly they think it does

I doubt it otherwise they wouldn't be able to sell it in duty free. I don't think they limit how much they sell a person but I'd imagine (like in bars) if you were really drunk they'd probably stop :laugh:

Well, obviously. But we're discussing it. No need to be a teacher's pet about it. :nono:

Well I imagine they would have something to say if you started knocking back litre bottles of vodka like the alcoholic you are. :oh:

At least you don't have to pay 20p for it like most public scales

This is probably why I was confused.

https://www.cheapflights.com/news/do...l-on-a-flight/

That must only apply with American Airlines? :shrug:

Find me one scenario where a plane has crashed because a passanger was obese.

Would that include weighing your wheelchair?
Is this going to end up being charged by the kilo...a bit like in a fish/ meat market?

Id like to see fatties weighed by random stop-and-weigh wardens in high streets

fines would be issued and shopping seized. Also for repeat offenders stopped form getting take-away food

You may think that extreme but its that fear of offense that allows obesity to grow

From personal experience, the weight of things like a wheelchair are already taken into consideration and placed into the hold separately.

I know you're trolling but that's so nasty.

Stopping random people in the street to humiliate them over their weight, even as a joke that is pretty distasteful.