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British Airways booted 20 passengers off one flights from London City Airport -
because the hot weather made the plane too heavy.
The airline said the blistering 95 degree heat affected the air pressure,
meaning aircraft could not take off unless they shed weight.
at most other airports.
their holidays on the busiest day of the year for air travel.
Travelers were asked to leave 14 flights - but one plane bound for Ibiza saw 20
travelers bumped off shortly before boarding on Friday.
The Hopkins family were on their way to visit relatives when they were told that
Mom of three Mhairi told The Sun Online her daughter Chloe, who suffers from
heartbroken when they were booted off their flight.
Mhairi, her husband Tom, and their kids, Sebastian, 14, Chloe, 12, and
Balearic island.
been told to get to the gate when they asked if anybody wanted to be bumped off
the flight.
we were going to have to go to a hotel.
morning, which we later found out was not guaranteed and that we had to join
another queue to get ourselves onto another flight.
upset.
what I think everyone was so furious about.
extraordinary.
meant, to operate safely, unfortunately passengers needed to be offloaded from
14 British Airways flights.
British Airways flights were affected by the extreme heat.
take-off, extreme temperatures affect air pressure so aircraft weight has to be
reduced.
service.
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