Originally Posted by
LordBuckethead
Is this really an issue? Wizz manages just fine - and with a significantly longer average sector length - and BA's AMM/BEY ex-BMED flights have a higher weight from the fittings and cargo and don't suffer. Well, it could become an issue if BA try to cut back on costs by declaring a lower MTOW again (as they did on some of the A319s...), but that's solved through paperwork!
It allegedly came from Airbus... I'm not involved in the project if not incidentally and marginally, but on certain sectors it seems that it might possibly create some sort of issue.
As for the MED... They do suffer, especially with excess bags on those lovely AMM and BEY and that extra fuel tank.