ECONOMY: Passengers could be weighed in order to cut down on fuel costs (Pic: Getty)
The move comes not, as you might first think, to check up on whos eating all the complimentary peanuts, but to economise on fuel usage.
Tech consultants Fuel Matrix are reportedly in discussions with more than one with UK airline about installing discreet pressure pads at check-in desks.
The pads would be used to weigh a passenger as they pass through the airport, collecting data which would then be used to measure exactly how much fuel is needed for the fight's overall payload.
Getting a more accurate measure of the required amount of fuel would reduce costs, as well cutting down on carbon emissions.
ECOLOGY: A precise measure of the fuel required would cut down on carbon emissions (Pic: Getty)
“Were not suggesting people should stand on the scales”
Nick Brasier
At present, airlines use an estimated average weight of a man, woman or child to estimate their fuel needs.
For men, they allow 13.8 stone, for women 11 stone and for children 5.5 stone, reports the Mirror .
However, Berkshire-based Fuel Matrix reportedly claims this inaccurate calculation results in fuel wastage.
WEIGH-IN: The pressure pads would be installed at check-in desks (Pic: Getty)
Chief operating officer Nick Brasier said that most flights carry about one per cent morRead More – Source
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