Like many European airlines, Finnair relies on passenger weight estimates supposing by a EASA in 2009, Tallqvist said. They use a estimates along with a weights of checked luggage, aircraft and load to make critical reserve calculations that impact balance, opening and fuel consumption, she added.
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