You don’t have to worry if you are overweight. You can still fly.
“Korean Air will be measuring the average weight of passengers along with their hand luggage for flight safety,” the airline shared on its website that this action is in compliance with the country’s regulations.
From August 28 to September 6, airline staff will weigh passengers on domestic flights departing from Gimpo Airport in Seoul, South Korea. according to the Korea JoongAng Daily. Travelers will also be weighed at Incheon International Airport from September 8 to 19.
“Korea Air will weigh passengers along with other airlines in Korea to provide data required by the Korean Ministry of Land, Infrastructure and Transportation (MOLIT)” to update the “Aircraft Weight and Balance Management Standards,” the airline said. in a statement.
According to the news agency, airlines must calculate the standard weight of passengers every five years, and the resulting average is used to determine the weight distribution of aircraft.
“Korean Air passengers will be asked to step onto a scale with their carry-on luggage at each boarding gate.” an aviation official told the outlet Monday. “The anonymously collected data will be used for research purposes and this does not mean that overweight passengers will have to pay more.”
According to the website, the airline said passengers and their luggage would be weighed anonymously and all they could choose not to step on the scale.
Click here to view the airline’s domestic and international baggage weight allowance.
Korean Air follows the example of Air New Zealand, which in late May and early June encouraged travelers on its international network to participate in a weight survey.
This is evident from the airline’s investigation “essential for the safe and efficient operation of the aircraft” and is mandated by the Civil Aviation Authority.
Customers on its domestic network were already weighed by Air New Zealand in 2021. According to the National Air and Space Museum, the lighter an airplane is, “the less work its engines have to do, the less fuel it uses and the further it flies.” can fly.”
