Exclusive: Lisa Riley on being weighed to get on a plane 'I was the biggest person and it felt dreadful'
LISA RILEY ON BEING WEIGHED TO GET ON A PLANE
An American airline winning the right to weigh its passengers to learn how it could save fuel, after discovering the average passenger and carry-on luggage was heavier than expected.
And Lisa shared her own experience of being weighed to board a light aircraft to fly over Everest in Kathmandu.
'Surprise, surprise it did happen to me!' Lisa said as a photograph of her on the scales at the airport was shown on the screen. 'It's shocking really. Being weighed in front of everyone to get on the plane. I'm covering up the digits because of embarrassment.
'It was in Kathmandu. There were people behind and I didn't want anyone to see - I'm mortified about the scales anyway.'
'They were weighing us for balance. Of course, I was the biggest person and it felt dreadful. I don't want to ever have that feeling again. It's embarrassing.'