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Weighing in
Hawaiian Airlines has won the right to weigh people before they board its planes. Over a six-month period they will weigh passengers to work out how to save fuel after discovering the average passenger and carryon weight was heavier than currently calculated for. The airline has now stopped prebooked seating for the 2,600mile route between Honolulu and American Samoa, instead assigning seats to passengers when they arrive to ensure weight is evenly spread around the plane. @HawaiianAir
Livery style
Safe bet
Brussels Airlines has added to its Belgian Icons fleet with a Tomorrowland-themed aircraft livery celebrating one of the country’s biggest annual electronic music festivals. The airline and the festival’s organisers partnered to create the limited edition Amare livery, which will remain on an Airbus A320 for the next five years. The aircraft’s interior has also been transformed, with the installation of special mood lighting. @FlyingBrussels
AirlineRatings.com has announced its top 20 safest airlines for 2017 from the 425 it monitors. Top of the list for the fourth-year running is Australia's Qantas, which has a fatality-free record in the jet era. Responding to public interest, AirlineRatings.com has also identified its top ten safest low-cost airlines.These are (in alphabetical order): Aer Lingus, Flybe, HK Express, Jetblue, Jetstar Australia, Jetstar Asia, Thomas Cook, Virgin America, Vueling and Westjet. @Airline_ratings
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Gondola dining
Looking to theme your food offer? Munich Airport’s latest Terminal 2 option now has diners eating in a gondola, formerly part of a real ski lift. The alpine-themed restaurant has views of snowy peaks and slopes adorning the walls and features tree trunks, traditional knick-knacks, an old barn door and a stone trough to evoke a traditional Upper Bavarian farmhouse and bring the Alps to the concourse. @MUC_Airport