uzbekistan airways plans to weigh passengers along with hand luggage
An airline is bringing new meaning to overweight luggage.
Uzbek Airlines has announced that it will start asking customers to stand on the scale after their hand luggage is weighed.
After the inspection, the customer will be required to go to the \"special weighing machine\" near the store door\"
In, said the carrier.
The Uzbek airline website said that as part of the safety requirements of the International Air Transport Association, the company will introduce these measures, believing that there will be no additional costs for overweight passengers, however, it is not clear whether overweight passengers can be prevented from boarding.
\"According to the rules of the International Air Transport Association, airlines are obliged to carry out routine procedures for pre-flight control of passenger weighing with hand luggage to comply with the requirements to ensure flight safety, uzbek Airlines said in a statement.
Passenger weight records will remain anonymous, according to the airline.
Conversely, if the passenger is a child, the weight will be classified by gender or age.
\"We will thank you for your help and thank you in advance for your help in resolving our common flight safety mission!
\"Airlines Add in words that seem to target passengers.
Uzbek airlines is not the first country to weigh passengers.
On 2013, Samoa Airlines announced plans to charge passengers based on their weight.