Originally Posted by
LarryJ
Just a guess, without any significant information, the snowstorm likely contaminated the runway and it was the reduced runway performance (i.e. ability to stop on a rejected takeoff) that limited the max takeoff weight.
This makes the most sense to me but hey, IANAPOG (I am not a pilot or ops guy). I did not see any fueling taking place during the stopover. I was most concerned that they couldn't get the deicing truck started!
Jim
PS for the dairy geeks, a milk run originally referred to a train that made a lot of stops to pick up milk from rural dairies.