WEIGHT A MINUTE! AIR NEW ZEALAND TO WEIGH PASSENGERS BEFORE BOARDING AEROPLANE

Clarence Ford interviews Barbara Friedman about this and other trending news on the web (skip to 5:39).

New Zealand’s Civil Aviation Authority has launched a new programme, called the 'passenger weight survey'.

This means that passengers departing on international flights from Auckland International Airport are required to step on a scale to determine their weight.

According to the airline, it's a way in which data can be gathered to understand weight load and distribution for planes.

In order to protect individuals' privacy – given that ones weight is somewhat intimate – the data will remain anonymous, says reports.

The weight survey will take place on some flights from 31 May to 2 July 2023.

We don't really know what they're going to do with the research.

Barbara Friedman, Barbs Wire correspondent

Everybody's obviously very disturbed.

Barbara Friedman, Barbs Wire correspondent

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