Methinks there is play with words.

I also have been asked to be removed from a flight because of weight. In this case it was accumulated aircraft weight vs the needs for rerouting the flight due to storms along the route (small plane). Initially I couldn't understand and refused to identify myself (when I was a SDC) when called by name by the GA who had boarded with the bad news. Fortunately some other poor bloke had the same last name and raised his hand.