SOUTH AFRICAN AIRWAYS, who operate from one of the world”s highest major hub airports, Johannesburg International, 6000 ft above sea level, is to carry out a passenger weight survey at the airport in September. This will be for the first time in five years. Shortly before boarding passengers will be asked to step onto one scale while their hand luggage is placed on an adjacent scale. The whole process only takes a few seconds. All data is captured directly onto a computer and can only be seen by the computer operator, and is not linked to any name. The correct weight of an aircraft is crucial for performance at hot and high airports and SAA”s research should prove invaluable in ascertaining the safe range and carrying capacity for its long range aircraft. Let us hope it is published and we can then compare with the official
ICAO figure!
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