Weigh day: 'Embarrassing' - Air NZ weighs its passengers 14 Apr, 2021 01:33 AM 3 minutes to read Passengers on Air New Zealand flights were today asked to submit to themselves being weighed as well as their luggage. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey Passengers on Air New Zealand flights were today asked to submit to themselves being weighed as well as their luggage. Photo / Glenn Jeffrey NZ Herald Passengers on Air New Zealand flights were today asked to submit to having more than their luggage weighed before take-off. Travellers were told that they needed to have themselves weighed as well. Broadcaster Hilary Barry shared her own experience, tweeting that the experience was "not ideal".