Humiliated passengers could be WEIGHED before boarding flights in future so airlines can cut fuel costs

that as much as one per cent more fuel is added for most flights than is needed.

They then burn between 0.3 and 0.5 per cent more fuel due to the extra weight of the fuel.

With exact weights, total savings on fuel could be as much as £750million worldwide, the company claims.

Talks are currently underway between the Berkshire-based firm and several long-haul airlines in the UK over implementing the system.

The weighing would be done through discreet ";pressure pads", and could take place while passengers check in or when they leave their luggage at self-service bag drops.

Or it could happen as they pass through security scanners.

Explaining his concept, Mr Brasier said: "We’re not suggesting people should stand on the scales, but airports could fit ‘pressure pads’ in the bag-drop area in front of each screen.

“After the bag has been checked in, the system can ask, ‘Are you standing on the pressure pad?’

“If the passenger taps ‘Yes’, then the weight can be recorded and passed confidentially to the airline.”

Nick added to Sun Online Travel: "Our patented technologies are relevant to both airports and airlines in reducing fuel burn, CO2 emissions and carbon footprints.

"Our discussions in the sector continue to progress well, and we’ll be pleased to provide a more detailed update in the coming months."

Uzbekistan Airways announced in 2015 that it would weigh passengers and exclude some overweight people from busy flights or smaller planes if a weight limit was exceeded.

And in 2017, Finnair launched a similar but voluntary scheme to help determine the fuel needs for flights.

A spokesperson told The Sun Online Travel: "We want to ensure we have the best possible data in use in aircraft performance and loading calculations."

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