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Origin In spring 2021, Snopes became aware of reports alleging U.S. airlines could start weighing passengers before they board flights to ensure aircrafts maintain a safe weight in the sky. The headlines were true. Roughly two years earlier, the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) — the government agency that regulates all aviation travel in the U.S.— proposed new rules for airlines to calculate aircrafts’ weight and balance, potentially replacing outdated numbers. Snopes obtained the official 58-page advisory detailing the changes here. In short, the proposal said airline companies p...

by Tyler Durden Monday, May 17, 2021 - 04:15 AM The issue of weighing passengers before flights have been a challenging one. It may not be known to travelers but calculating the weight of an aircraft is critical to flight safety that informs pilots of much fuel the aircraft needs, hence why check-in baggage is weighed. But now, "U.S. airlines may need to start weighing passengers to comply with FAA rules," according to travel website View From The Wing. "For safety reasons, carriers need to calculate an aircraft's weight and balance, and it has to be within allowable limits for the plane. Ho...

Source: Unsplash/Oskar Kadaksoo Amid shocking news about rising COVID-19 deaths and health systems collapsing across the world, especially India and Brazil, travel company Trafalgar Group chose to issue a perky email: “We don’t know about you, but to us it feels like the world of travel is changing fairly quickly right now. As borders continue to open up and destinations continue to open their borders to vaccinated travellers, or those who can show evidence of being tested, it seems like the world we once knew is in sight once more.” Really? In response to a polite inquiry, Trafalgar to...

(Image: AAP/Bianca De Marchi) Amid shocking news about rising COVID-19 deaths and health systems collapsing across the world, especially India and Brazil, travel company Trafalgar Group chose to issue a perky email. “We don’t know about you, but to us it feels like the world of travel is changing fairly quickly right now. As borders continue to open up and destinations continue to open their borders to vaccinated travellers, or those who can show evidence of being tested, it seems like the world we once knew is in sight once more.” Really?? In response to a polite inquiry, Trafalgar tol...

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