Weighing Passengers Before Flights: Safety, Savings, or Scandal?

Are airlines about to step on the scale of passenger privacy? ✈️⚖️
Finnair and Korean Air are stirring the travel pot by weighing passengers before flights. But why? Is it a safety measure, a fuel-saving hack, or something else entirely?

Pros and cons of pre-flight weigh-ins:
Safety First: Does it guarantee smoother, safer flights? ✈️
Fuel Savings: Can airlines save big bucks by knowing your exact weight?
Privacy Concerns: Will your personal data take flight (and land in the wrong hands)?

Hawaiian Airlines, obtained permission to temporarily weigh passengers on a specific route to American Samoa (not Hawaii) due to concerns about exceeding weight limits. This practice was discontinued after six months.

Should airlines weigh passengers before takeoff?