25 October, 2007 |

Passengers’ weight threatens safety of flights

Scandinavian airline SAS warns that the out-of-date data about passengers’ weight threaten safety of flights.
Officials from aircraft proceed in the specifications of safety from the out-of-date ideal of harmony. In the letter, addressed to the Danish department of passenger transportations, SAS emphasizes that therefore the weight of the filled plane appears more settlement. It is reflected in consumption of fuel, length of a way of dispersal and braking of the plane, and also on stability of the machine in flight.
Last time the average weight of the male passenger together with outer clothing and hand luggage was defined 10 years ago. It has made 88 kilograms. The woman should weight 70 kilograms. However, control weightings, which has lead SAS, have shown, that on the average the weight of passengers has increased on 3 kilograms for this time. Besides, passengers carry more and more hand luggage.
Heavier plane spends more fuel and require longer runway. SAS vice-president has told that from the safety point of view it is simply inadmissible, that the difference between normative and actual weight of the plane exceeded one ton.
Now in order to obtain real data about the today’s travelers SAS is planning to weigh 20 thousand passengers. SAS hopes, that other European airlines will follow its example.

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