Originally Posted by
Fiordland
How confident are we that the scales at these airport counters are calibrated correctly to believe something that is 8% over in weight is correctly being charged for.
I’ve seen calibration stickers on many and have never had a scale be more than 0.5kg different than the reading on my electronic bathroom scale. Best to know the bag weight before arriving at the airport and ask for the weight on another scale if it disagrees with your own measured weight. I’d expect the chance of a scale reading high is just as much of the chance of it reading low. Best to take responsibility for understanding what your own bags weigh and how close they are to the airline limit.