Airlines could start weighing their passengers to save fuel, save money and reduce carbon emissions

Airlines could start weighing their pbadengers if the initiative of a new British start-up took off.

Fuel Matrix has created a technology to help airlines determine the exact weight of their cargo, including pbadengers, to reduce costs.

Knowing the exact weight of the pbadengers rather than the estimates – 88 kg for men and about 70 km for women, as established by the European Aviation Safety Agency -, the plane could carry less fuel. This would help the airline save money and reduce carbon emissions.

Fuel Matrix General Manager Roy Fuscone said Planet alone"It is essential to know the actual weight of an airliner to ensure proper fuel lift."

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The idea is to create a "discreet" way of weighing pbadengers, for example by using pressure cushions at baggage collection counters or during secure body scans.

The captured data would then be processed and protected in a secure manner in the same way that facial recognition technology data is protected by the EU General Data Protection Regulations (GDPR).

The start-up is currently in talks with UK airports, but the technology has not yet been implemented.

The idea of ​​weighing pbadengers is not new, surveys of previous years have shown that several Britons were in favor of the application of a system of "payment weighing". However, these systems have been put in place to charge extra pbadengers based on their weight rather than to help the airline's fuel consumption and storage.

When asked, 58% said they would not oppose the introduction of scales at the boarding gates to determine the cost of a person 's theft.

In 2013, Samoa Air became the first airline to load more pbadengers based on their weight. They treat pbadengers charged per kilogram of body weight rather than per seat. Pbadengers had to enter their weight when booking and were also weighed before taking the flight.

Similarly, Uzbekistan Airways began in 2015 to weigh pbadengers and their carry-on baggage with the aid of a "special weighing apparatus" placed at the boarding gate.