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Old July 31st 18, 06:09 PM posted to alt.binaries.pictures.aviation
Byker
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Default British Airways kicks 20 passengers off flight because heat wave made plane too heavy

"Laurie" wrote in message ...

On 31/07/2018 17:00, Byker wrote:

I'm surprised transatlantic service operates out of LCY (A318)


The New York flights make a fuel stop at Shannon Airport due to weight
restrictions on departure. The stop is also used for US Customs and Border
Protection pre-clearance, meaning that passengers arriving in New York do
not need to go through immigration there.


"The A318 has a passenger capacity of 107 in a two-class configuration,
however, British Airways operates the aircraft with just 32 seats across the
Atlantic."
https://www.britishairways.com/en-gb...airbus-318-100

That's why I was surprised. With 32 pax, they'd have to charge an arm and a
leg to make it profitable:
https://thepointsguy.com/2018/03/ba-...om-lcy-to-jfk/

At least you'd get lots of leg room:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vSWLgk_3JZI
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZPOP4Q_NEaM

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