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Passengers forced to leave Qantas flight due to plane being 'too heavy'
A number of passengers have been forced off a Qantas flight from Sydney to Perth over concerns the plane was too heavy to fly. Passengers aboard the Boeing 737-800 flight due to arrive in Perth at 7.40pm told Radio 6PR yesterday they were asked to disembark the plane prior to take off, WA Today reports. A Qantas spokeswoman has confirmed to WA Today the request was made after plane load readings exceeded the norm. (www.msn.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
Balance is also an issue. I once missed out on a non-rev first class seat on a NRT-JFK flight even though first class was only half full, not because we were overweight, but because there were so few passengers on the flight that they needed more people to sit way in the back to be within CG limits.
I was on a non-stop MDW-SAN Southwest flight that ended up being a one-stop in Kansas City due to weight and a dispatcher error. The gate announcement said that our non-stop wouldn't be a non-stop anymore, but she said that the "pilot will tell you why --- after you board." After getting tucked in our seats and closing the door, the captain explained that the since the 737-800 is heavier than the -700 normally flown on the route, when you board all the passengers for the full flight and fuel to SAN the MDW runway was too short for a safe takeoff. Rather than kick people off, they decided to land at MCI for fuel instead. We arrived in SAN only 40 minutes late but I wonder how much that mistake cost SWA and if the dispatcher still has a job...
That's really smart customer service.
Everybody was inconvenienced a little so that a few passengers weren't totally screwed.
Everybody was inconvenienced a little so that a few passengers weren't totally screwed.
Was on a flight getting ready to head to Trinidad when the flight attendants needed four people to give up their seats due to a weight issue. Reason was because they had so much cargo on the plane. Though the cargo could've gone on a later flight, it was probably easier to remove passengers instead. Fortunately, they offered a $1,000 voucher and a seat on the later flight that same day. I jumped up for the opportunity.
In AirTran's last few months, I took a flight from Atlanta to Tunica, MS on one of their 717s. I think there were about 10-15 people on the entire flight, I had originally reserved a seat closer to the back of the airplane so I could be relatively undisturbed on my flight home. When I got on, a FA told me I'd have to move to a seat ahead of the wing for W&B. I still ended up having the whole row to myself. So yeah, it happens.
Pilot in charge : "Quantas 363 too heavy'
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Pilot in charge: Qantas 363 too heavy request permission to return to gate"
Tower: Qantas 363 too neavy return to gate
Pilot in Charge: Returning to gate. Qantas 363 too heavy".
Bit of a play on words here.
Finding a bit of humor here