On 29 Jul 2018 16:44:48 -0700, Miloch <Miloch_member@newsguy.com>
wrote:
>more at
>http://www.foxnews.com/travel/2018/07/29/british-airways-kicks-20-passengers-off-flight-because-heat-wave-made-plane-too-heavy.html
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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.
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>The airline said the blistering 95 degree heat affected the air pressure,
>meaning aircraft could not take off unless they shed weight.
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>at most other airports.
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>their holidays on the busiest day of the year for air travel.
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>Travelers were asked to leave 14 flights - but one plane bound for Ibiza saw 20
>travelers bumped off shortly before boarding on Friday.
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>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.
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>Mhairi, her husband Tom, and their kids, Sebastian, 14, Chloe, 12, and
>Balearic island.
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>been told to get to the gate when they asked if anybody wanted to be bumped off
>the flight.
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>we were going to have to go to a hotel.
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>morning, which we later found out was not guaranteed and that we had to join
>another queue to get ourselves onto another flight.
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>upset.
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>what I think everyone was so furious about.
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>extraordinary.
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>meant, to operate safely, unfortunately passengers needed to be offloaded from
>14 British Airways flights.
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>British Airways flights were affected by the extreme heat.
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>take-off, extreme temperatures affect air pressure so aircraft weight has to be
>reduced.
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>service.
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One would hope BA does all it can to appease these customers; but
aerodynamics doesn't give a hoot about people's vacations - and pretty
sure those folks would choose the inconvenience over riding the jet
into a fiery hole at the end of the runway.
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