Beijing has established a speedy green channel service for goods and equipment entering the capital for the 2021 Beijing Winter Olympic Games, with the first batch arriving this week, Beijing Daily reported.
Airlines May Ask To Weigh You Before Flying
On 5/19/21 at 10:44 AM EDT
The aviation regulator, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), outlined the new guidance in a recent advisory.
Although on the surface the measure seems controversial, Professor Ed Coleman at Embry Riddle Aeronautical University told Kare11 it is a common procedure.
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Read more What they do is, every so often the airlines are required to sample size the people getting on the airplane and figure out how much they weigh and figure out what they re carrying on, he said.
The measures will provide new data on average passenger weights because the current numbers don t represent the higher obesity rates in America. Once the FAA has gathered this data, it will mean that aircraft are less likely to exceed their weight limits. Having an aircraft, especially a small one with an exceeded weight limit can cause crashes and troubles taking off and landing