Originally Posted by
bj27
Just hopped on an AS (operated by QX) E75 SEA to BOI. Looks like a completely full flight, door closed on time, then re-opens 10 mins later.
Weight and balance issue apparently (“we’re too heavy to fly”) so they had to offload 3 non-revs (bummer).
I know these things happen all the time but curious if anyone has any other experiences to share or knowledge of how it happens (e.g., weather? fuel? too many passengers checking heavy ski bags like me?)?
Only a 30 min delay while they sorted it out, but wondering if others have experienced the same / if it tends to happen on certain AC / during certain seasons / to certain stations.
I’ve been on sparse filled planes like on southwest where they told everyone to scatter on the plane and not have everyone sit in front of the wings.
Last year I was flying an AA flight connecting in Chicago……this was an odd one…..it was a normal jet (737/320)…it had 120+ capacity. They offered incentives for people to change flights for the next morning and offered $1000 …I woukd have done it if I didn’t have something important for work the next day…the flight wasn’t oversold. It was carrying some cargo I think they limited their load to around 80 pax. Thst left sbout 27 or so thst couldn’t board so they want with the first 80 can board, the rest could not. I don’t think this was a fuel thing because it was ORD-DCA an AA has a DCA hub so they should have a decent fuel supply there. I think they were carrying so top secret govt/military cargo.