Originally Posted by
manymanymiles
I find it hard to conclude anything other than the cargo was loaded at the back of the aircraft because it was commercially valuable and that choice was made knowing it would mean all the passengers had to wait to get off the aircraft on arrival.
If indeed this is true I find this a surprising decision on what appears to me to be an airline primarily offering a passenger service.
As
KARFA has said the answer is in post number 17. Here it is by
Waterhorse, a BA Pilot.
Therefore its a safety decision and not a commercial one.
Originally Posted by
Waterhorse
There is one A350 with the forward cargo hold loading system unserviceable and awaiting spares. The rear cargo hold is fine. Unfortunately this means that either the cargo must be offloaded before the passengers, or worse, and horror of horrors for those who frequent this board, economy has to be offloaded before those in J - imagine the indignity of that! If it’s not done this way the aircraft potentially ends up on its tail - which is undesirable. The safest solution is to take the weight out of the rear hold first. It’s an irritation and inconvenience but better than having your flight cancelled