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Passengers are being assured by Air New Zealand their weight will not be displayed for others to see.

Air New Zealand is reportedly going to weigh its passengers travelling internationally in June.

The information will be used to calculate average passenger weights - useful for pilots when working out both the weight and balance of aircraft.Passengers who volunteer to take part in the scheme will be weighed before certain Airflights departing from Auckland International Airport until 2 July, news.com.au reported.

Alastair James, Air New Zealand's load control improvement specialist, assured passengers their weight would not be displayed for others to see. "We weigh everything that goes on the aircraft - from the cargo, to the meals, to the luggage in the hold," he said.More on New Zealand

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