Korean Air will weigh passengers on selected flights from August 28, 2023. First, travelers are randomly weighed after landing at Gimpo Airport. All others are asked to enter their body weight.

Until September 6, 2023, this measure will be implemented on domestic flights. Between September 8 and September 19, 2023, Seoul Incheon Airport will carry out the same measure for international passengers.

It is not a harassment by Korean Air, but one fulfills a corresponding order of the Ministry of Transport. The background to this is that Korean law stipulates that an evaluation must be carried out every five years to determine whether the average weights used for the calculations are still up to date. If necessary, new values ​​that will be used in the future should then be calculated on the basis of the new figures.

Korean Air emphasizes that passenger weight information or measurements are recorded completely anonymously and that it is impossible to assign them to a passenger at a later date. Incidentally, the hand luggage on the affected flights will also be weighed. Depending on the airport, this measure takes place before departure in South Korea or upon arrival in this country.

This airline isn't the only carrier checking averages over measurements in 2023. As recently as May 2023, Air New Zealand asked its passengers on a voluntary basis. According to official information, around 10.000 travelers took part.