19 Passengers Told To Get Off

[Moorea7]

Dumped because plane was too heavy!!

https://www.lbc.co.uk/news/easyjet-plane-too-heavy-to-take-off/

[Neveracrossword]

Didn't they volunteer when the situation was explained? The piece I read said 19 passengers volunteered, got £500 payment and booked on next flights. I don't think they were just 'dumped'.

[Toorak]

Exactly NAC

A story that the tabloids have exaggerated and misrepresented for newsworthiness

[237SJ]

Normally you would go without the baggage if the a/c is overweight. Must have been pax with no hold baggage and it was quicker to get them off than the baggage.

[Moorea7]

Made a note to read complete articles before posting!!!
Thank you.

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Moorea7 - your subject heading and opening line seemed so,so inaccurate!

[Moorea7]

Neveracrossword. Another Answerbank member told me when I joined that I had a lot to learn so slowly, slowly, catchy monkey as the saying goes!

[Neveracrossword]

Thanks, Moorea7.

[Peter Pedant]

so slowly, slowly, catchy monkey as the saying goes!

another said, deeply and wisely - monkey see: monkey learn
which was really weird ( you will have noticed AB is NOT a normal place) because no one on AB seems to

[Neveracrossword]

Moorea7, just for interest, here's the headline from the Times for that story - 'Passengers paid to get off overweight easyJet plane'. A slightly different angle.

[Zacs-Master]

Yeah, I think Moorea has learned that lesson.

[Deskdiary]

If I didn't have somewhere to be next day and was offered £500 to take a later flight, I'd definitely volunteer.