BTIZ wrote:

soo... if all those people are in the air.. is the earth suddenly that much
lighter??

In an airplane, air is pushed down to support the plane and it's contents, so
the pressure on the Earth's surface doesn't change. I'd say that makes it "the
same weight". I don't know if one can say the same about people in lighter than
air craft.

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