Some Air New Zealand passengers might find themselves stepping onto the scales this week as the airline undertakes a survey to figure out the average weight of its customers.
Seven Sharp presenter Hilary Barry was among those caught up in the airline's weigh-in,and tweeted about her experience at Auckland Airport's domestic terminal.
"OMG Air NZ announces to everyone in the terminal it's conducting a survey to weigh both passengers and hand luggage today,"she wrote.
"That won't be embarrassing AT ALL. (They also said it's a requirement they do it every 5 years)."
Air New Zealand confirmed the"customer and crew weight survey"was completed every five years to meet regulatory requirements.
The current survey was taking place over a week,a spokesperson for the airline said.
"In order to fly safely and efficiently,we need to calculate the weight,balance and fuel requirements of each and every flight ahead of take-off,"said Air New Zealand chief operational integrity officer Captain David Morgan.
"To do this,we need to know the average weight of our passengers,crew and cabin baggage."
The airline added that all data was collected anonymously and results could not be seen by the data collection team or other customers.