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Old Apr 17, 2012 | 4:09 pm
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dcline414
 
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Originally Posted by Krankenfaren
The flight is full.
What equipment?

I've heard of pax or bags being IDBed due to weight issues, but never heard of a flight boarding full and then needing extra dead weight.

Were there not enough bags checked? If that's the issue, couldn't they ask for carry-ons to be checked?
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