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EasyJet bumps 19 passengers off flight because plane is ‘too heavy’
(www.independent.co.uk)
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Ok..? Why is this news?
Agreed. This is clickbait. They want people to think that they kicked off the fat passengers.
Well that would be the logical thing to do.
Kick of the heavier passengers and they don't have to remove as many total people. Which is overall better as you're creating travel problems for fewer people.
Although unless you're like 20st then it's unlikely that it would matter a great deal whether you pick the weightier people since they'll be making the calculation based on a formula that attributes a set value to passenger weight.
No one gets kicked off or picked. This is a quite regular occurrence in air traffic and the crew is then simply asking if someone would be willing to take a later flight. Those passengers also get some money for their inconvenience. This happens all the time.
Yeah I got $700 cash in hand and an upgrade to business class for volunteering to give up my seat on a flight from the US to Europe.
But they probably should, no? It would be interesting to get a combined weight of the passenger and all luggage and factor that in to the price. If a flight is relatively empty, all prices should be the same, but as it nears capacity, it should absolutely be a factor.
Unfortunately, people are very sensitive about their weight and there would be a massive uproar if any airline did it.
Sure, I was being hyperbolic in my language.