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KembaraXtra – Travel Terms: air passenger average weights
Standard assumed passenger weight figures used for operational and planning calculations, stated here as 86.2 kg (190 lb) for US domestic travellers including free baggage, 97.5 kg (215 lb) for US-origin international first-class travellers, and 90.7 kg (200 lb) for tourist class, with notes on proposed European increases, a May 2003 FAA survey averaging 88 kg (194 lb) for regional airline passengers, and the point that official figures had not yet been updated at the time even though airlines were believed to be working with higher norms.
Standard assumed passenger weight figures used for operational and planning calculations, stated here as 86.2 kg (190 lb) for US domestic travellers including free baggage, 97.5 kg (215 lb) for US-origin international first-class travellers, and 90.7 kg (200 lb) for tourist class, with notes on proposed European increases, a May 2003 FAA survey averaging 88 kg (194 lb) for regional airline passengers, and the point that official figures had not yet been updated at the time even though airlines were believed to be working with higher norms.
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