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- Korean Air will ask passengers to step on a scale before boarding flights.
- The move is in response to a government measure aimed at working out standard passenger weights.
- The airline said the information would be collated anonymously and purely used for survey purposes.
Korean Air, South Korea's flagship airline, plans to weigh passengers before they board flights, saying local laws demand it.
The airline will begin measuring the weight of passengers, including their carry-on baggage, for domestic flights from Gimpo Airport from August 28 to September 6, according to the Korea JoongAng Daily.