12 thoughts on “Hawaiian Airlines Weighing Passengers On Some Routes Per FAA”
Xavier S
Personally, this is a violation of people’s human rights! And I am shocked that this has gone this far! So, what’s next? They are going to start checking on peoples faces?
I do not see this idea getting far! Also, the bringing food into their planes, well, it is obvious that they want you to buy their $25 US sandwiches!!! which they run out and not everyone is fed on flights since they no longer provide food!
I say…..Hawaii and US Residents, boycott Hawaiian Airlines & New Zealand Airlines starting today, June 7th 2023
Did you read the entire article? All of the data is anonymous. The airline doesn’t care how much any individual weighs. Nobody is being charged more/less because of their weight. You can even opt-out of being weighed if it hurts your feelings.
This is a safety measure. Every few years, the airlines have to make sure that their load calculations (including bags/cargo) are still accurate.
The laws of physics literally demand that we know how much weight needs to be lifted. If the airline’s data shows that the average passenger is 160lb, but is actually 190lb, that’s a safety problem because you have an overweight aircraft.
This also helps with carbon emissions. Airlines can be more accurate with how much fuel they need to load.
Not at all. If a person purchases a plane ticket with an airline they agree to that company’s terms and conditions. End of Story. This is not an infringement on human rights in any way, shape, or form… no matter how large the shape ;). A company cannot infringe on something the consumer explicitly agrees to.
Personally, I think it’s an attack on anyone’s personal space to have to share surface area with the person sitting next to you if they can only be described as “overflowing” their seat.
If anyone is upset by this they’re likely the target change anyway and would be a welcome departure from the flight manifest.
Maybe, if someone refuses to be weighed they should be required to purchase a second, adjoining ticket?
I think any airline weighing its passengers is entirely reasonable.. not just Hawaiian Airlines.
There is no reason a person who could be considered ‘underweight’ should have to pay exorbitant fees for their ‘overweight’ luggage if a person sitting next to them could have their weight described with a multiplier (2x, 3x, etc). This is especially the case for parents flying with children. If a family of four flies with two kids who weigh less than 100 pounds each, there should absolutely be a budget for luggage weight leniency. I also second Lewis G’s statement about airlines restricting passengers to seats they can actually fit in. It’s unfair to other passengers who are smushed… but not by the seat.
Maybe the airlines should cut down on the number of seats they cram into a plane and make the seats wider and more comfortable. Less people on the plane means less luggage. Stop cramming us in like sardines and your planes won’t be overweight.
I once flew Mokulele Airlines round trip to Molokai from HNL. They weighed each passenger and their baggage. This information was used for seat assignments for weight and balance purposes. Yes it was a single engine Cessna 308 but maybe if they got rid of fare classes and assigned seats by weight instead. I know, not gonna happen.
I fully support passengers being weighed. I’m old enough to remember when all passengers had to report their weight when purchasing a ticket
I was surprised when Airlines stopped asking for a person’s weight. Maybe that was the beginning of the age of obesity. When I was a kid we always got weighed every year in our classroom too starting in elementary school. I think the TSA machine we step into should automatically weigh passengers. A scale should have been incorporated into the TSA booth long ago. My weight fluctuates a lot. My driver’s license is always off by 5 pounds at least.
I have no problem with the weighing of passengers but they should also be weighing every piece of carryon luggage. It use to be unless you could store your carry on under the seat it couldn’t be brought on board. Overhead bins were for light items as well as coats and jackets and that was for passenger safety!
I’d be in favor of airlines adopting a “total” weight package that includes both passenger weight and luggage. It seems ludicrous that airlines charge for an “overweight” bag that is being checked by a passenger weighing 165 pounds but allows a 300-pound passenger to glide through because “their” bag is under the airline limit. I’d also be in favor of restricting obese passengers to seats they can actually fit in.
The airlines have reduced seat size over the years and now are going to fight returning to “semi comfortable” seats. So, they are going to pit a football team flying interisland vs a church group of teenage girls? How about the Halau’s flying with all their implements to Merrie Monarch? As the airlines cram more seats into a given space, they are going to get more weight. As they charge all the fees for luggage, they are going to get more carry on. This is self inflicted and the passengers have suffered. Flying used to be fun!! And we won’t go into the food….
Personally, this is a violation of people’s human rights! And I am shocked that this has gone this far! So, what’s next? They are going to start checking on peoples faces?
I do not see this idea getting far! Also, the bringing food into their planes, well, it is obvious that they want you to buy their $25 US sandwiches!!! which they run out and not everyone is fed on flights since they no longer provide food!
I say…..Hawaii and US Residents, boycott Hawaiian Airlines & New Zealand Airlines starting today, June 7th 2023
Did you read the entire article? All of the data is anonymous. The airline doesn’t care how much any individual weighs. Nobody is being charged more/less because of their weight. You can even opt-out of being weighed if it hurts your feelings.
This is a safety measure. Every few years, the airlines have to make sure that their load calculations (including bags/cargo) are still accurate.
The laws of physics literally demand that we know how much weight needs to be lifted. If the airline’s data shows that the average passenger is 160lb, but is actually 190lb, that’s a safety problem because you have an overweight aircraft.
This also helps with carbon emissions. Airlines can be more accurate with how much fuel they need to load.
Not at all. If a person purchases a plane ticket with an airline they agree to that company’s terms and conditions. End of Story. This is not an infringement on human rights in any way, shape, or form… no matter how large the shape ;). A company cannot infringe on something the consumer explicitly agrees to.
Personally, I think it’s an attack on anyone’s personal space to have to share surface area with the person sitting next to you if they can only be described as “overflowing” their seat.
If anyone is upset by this they’re likely the target change anyway and would be a welcome departure from the flight manifest.
Maybe, if someone refuses to be weighed they should be required to purchase a second, adjoining ticket?
Oh a plethora of lawyers will get “FAT” over this rule!
I think any airline weighing its passengers is entirely reasonable.. not just Hawaiian Airlines.
There is no reason a person who could be considered ‘underweight’ should have to pay exorbitant fees for their ‘overweight’ luggage if a person sitting next to them could have their weight described with a multiplier (2x, 3x, etc). This is especially the case for parents flying with children. If a family of four flies with two kids who weigh less than 100 pounds each, there should absolutely be a budget for luggage weight leniency. I also second Lewis G’s statement about airlines restricting passengers to seats they can actually fit in. It’s unfair to other passengers who are smushed… but not by the seat.
Maybe the airlines should cut down on the number of seats they cram into a plane and make the seats wider and more comfortable. Less people on the plane means less luggage. Stop cramming us in like sardines and your planes won’t be overweight.
Hawaiian Airlines needs a Maui to pago Pago route and japan to Maui and Maui to Korea.
I once flew Mokulele Airlines round trip to Molokai from HNL. They weighed each passenger and their baggage. This information was used for seat assignments for weight and balance purposes. Yes it was a single engine Cessna 308 but maybe if they got rid of fare classes and assigned seats by weight instead. I know, not gonna happen.
I fully support passengers being weighed. I’m old enough to remember when all passengers had to report their weight when purchasing a ticket
I was surprised when Airlines stopped asking for a person’s weight. Maybe that was the beginning of the age of obesity. When I was a kid we always got weighed every year in our classroom too starting in elementary school. I think the TSA machine we step into should automatically weigh passengers. A scale should have been incorporated into the TSA booth long ago. My weight fluctuates a lot. My driver’s license is always off by 5 pounds at least.
I have no problem with the weighing of passengers but they should also be weighing every piece of carryon luggage. It use to be unless you could store your carry on under the seat it couldn’t be brought on board. Overhead bins were for light items as well as coats and jackets and that was for passenger safety!
I’d be in favor of airlines adopting a “total” weight package that includes both passenger weight and luggage. It seems ludicrous that airlines charge for an “overweight” bag that is being checked by a passenger weighing 165 pounds but allows a 300-pound passenger to glide through because “their” bag is under the airline limit. I’d also be in favor of restricting obese passengers to seats they can actually fit in.
The airlines have reduced seat size over the years and now are going to fight returning to “semi comfortable” seats. So, they are going to pit a football team flying interisland vs a church group of teenage girls? How about the Halau’s flying with all their implements to Merrie Monarch? As the airlines cram more seats into a given space, they are going to get more weight. As they charge all the fees for luggage, they are going to get more carry on. This is self inflicted and the passengers have suffered. Flying used to be fun!! And we won’t go into the food….