Airline Conducts Monthlong Passenger Survey to Improve Safety

Air New Zealand is voluntarily weighing 10,000 passengers before boarding and checking their luggage weight to determine plane weight distribution for improved safety and efficiency.
The survey is an anonymous Civil Aviation Authority requirement conducted every five years.
Passengers can opt out of the scale and the survey will not delay flights.
No one, including staff, can see the weight reading and participation is completely voluntary.
Other airlines have also weighed passengers in the past to ensure planes do not exceed maximum weight limits.