Originally Posted by
Bear4Asian
Apparently I was unclear up post, but how do they calculate weight if the passengers are not "standard...170 lbs".
What if the passengers are e.g. a large professional football players? What if they were a gaggle of small choir boys?
Do the airlines personnel look at the real situation (not standard size) and change the weight calculation or do they blindly calculate 170lbs/person?
Someone may be able to search for it and repost but IIRC there was something like a school trip of 45-50 kids. I don't think it caused any issues but pilot/crew/someone noticed and things has to be adjusted because each kid would have been 75+ pounds lighter than the average.