New Zealand airline Air New Zealand will voluntarily ask passengers to weigh themselves before boarding international flights departing Auckland between May 29 and July 2 for an aviation safety investigation.

The airline aims to weigh more than 10,000 travelers with their carry-on bags for a survey conducted every five years to improve aircraft safety at the request of the Civil Aviation Authority, according to an Air New Zealand statement quoted this week . newspaperherald of new zealand”.

Volunteer passengers can weigh themselves on special scales at the terminal entrance gates and the data is collected anonymously at Auckland International Airport, in the north of the country.

This survey is conducted every five years, but was interrupted for several years due to the covid-19 pandemic.

Air New Zealand, New Zealand’s national airline, similar survey in 2015 for international flights and another in 2021 for domestic flights.

For travelers who don’t want to face their weight, the airline has made sure they don’t see if they have extra pounds.

“We know it can be overwhelming to step on a scale. We want to reassure our customers that there won’t be a visible screen anywhere,” said Air New Zealand.