Originally Posted by
ajGoes
The article does not suggest that the passengers weighed more than the standard weight.
Sure -- but bags count f
r weight too, One could easily have added baggage to the quoted list. In this case...
...two bags in its tail baggage compartment were so heavy that it took two handlers to carry each of them
After the crash, Air Midwest and other carriers were ordered to survey a sample of their passengers, and their baggage, to determine if the weight assumptions were correct. On average, airlines flying small planes raised their assumption of weight by 30 pounds for each passenger with a bag, but Air Midwest raised its estimate by 40 pounds.