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.
Those choosing to take part will be helping the airline to fly safely, an official said.
Passengers who volunteer for the scheme will be weighed before certain Air New Zealand flights 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.
“For customers, crew and cabin bags, we use average weights, which we get from doing this survey.”
He was quoted by Sky News Australia as saying: “It’s important because we need to know the weight of everything that goes on our aircraft.”
Mr James reassured passengers that weight information would be captured privately on a computer screen and would not appear in front of other travellers.