flight safety

Airline to Weigh Passengers for Improved Flight Safety

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Finnair, Finland’s leading airline, has recently declared its intention to weigh passengers along with their luggage. This initiative, which will be implemented on a voluntary basis until May, aims to refine balance calculations to bolster flight safety. Finnair plans to gather data by weighing willing passengers and their hand luggage at the departure gate. The airline has assured that the process will be voluntary and anonymous, with the collected data solely used to fine-tune Finnair’s …

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JetBlue Flight Tips Backward at JFK Gate in Rare Incident

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Passengers disembarking a JetBlue flight at JFK Airport on Sunday evening were taken aback when the Airbus A321neo they were on unexpectedly tipped backward, causing the nose of the plane to point skyward. The unusual incident occurred as passengers were exiting Flight 662, which had just arrived from Bridgetown, Barbados. JetBlue spokesperson, Derek Dombrowski, explained the incident as a result of a shift in weight and balance during the deplaning process. This shift caused the …

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Woman Found Dead on British Airways Flight

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A 73-year-old woman, initially believed to be asleep on a British Airways flight from London to Nice, was found to be deceased, reportedly due to a heart attack during the flight. The unsettling discovery was made by fellow passengers upon landing when the woman remained motionless while others were gathering their belongings to exit the aircraft. The alarm was raised when attempts to wake her proved futile. Concerned passengers alerted the flight crew, who promptly …

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