Finnair
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Finnair will be probably the first flag carrier in the world to start weighing its passengers. No, it's not a joke, albeit the practice will be only voluntarily.
More details here, in YLE news. 
Starting Tuesday, ticket holders for Finnair flights can volunteer to step on the scale at the Helsinki-Vantaa Airport. During the months of October and November the airline will be collecting data on the weight of passengers and their carry-on luggage.
Finnair said that it wants up-to-date data on plane loads based on its own networks and typical customers.
Finnair said that it wants up-to-date data on plane loads based on its own networks and typical customers.
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Not necessarily a flag carrier but Aurigny used to weigh it's pax when flying between Jersey and Guernsey on their Islanders and Trilanders. There is nothing new under the sun!!
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Years ago KLM used to weigh passengers on some aircraft types and routes, for example on a Super Constellation from Heathrow to (eventually) Idlewild. (In the days when JFK was still a Senator.)
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I am sure a lot of airlines did back in the day with certain aircraft on certain routes but it's more or less unheard of today so I guess that is why the thread was started!
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EU foreign policy council officials reportedly received a note on Friday recommending that they consider booking cheaper flights between Brussels and Helsinki as an alternative to pricey direct flights with Finland’s national carrier Finnair. More in YLE News.
