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Old 28th Mar 2010, 00:11
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Question about W&B and average pax weight

Hello folks!

I was thinking about the average weight companies use for passenger plus hand luggage, 75kg. Is that correct?

First, it seems a little too low.

But what strikes me is why companies, at least to my knowledge, never tried to weight passengers (the same way baggages are) for accurate payload weight.

This way couldn't the company save more on, e.g. fuel?

And would anyone here know who determined the 75kg/pax ? (or any other value)

Any thoughts on this are appreciated!
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