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Airlines consider weighing plane passengers before flights
Airline passengers in the US may be required to step on the scales at the airport or share how much they weigh before boarding a flight, a new report suggests.Data airlines use to measure passenger weight to ensure safety on-board planes may be outdated as the obesity rate in America increases.
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says 42.4 per cent of Americans are obese.
Now, carriers may have to update average passenger weight, according to airline blog View From The Wing, citing a…
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