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Air New Zealand denies woman from boarding heavy Tongan flight
Air New Zealand refused to let a woman board her flight to Tonga because the aircraft had reached its upper weight limit. Auckland woman Alex Catchpole-Ozpınar was supposed to board her 9.30am flight to Tonga on Monday for a five day holiday but was turned away at the Air NZ check-in counter because her aircraft had reached its weight limit. (www.stuff.co.nz) Altro...
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Post doesn't say how many other pax were unable to travel due to aircraft weight restrictions but I imagine there were quite a few! This is one of the unfortunate by-products of air travel. Weather/aircraft performance does play a significant part in the overall safety of the flight. Usually in a case like this the airline offers confirmation on the next flight and/or financial remuneration.
Damn those islanders weigh a lot or bring too much baggage. Check in early to avoid this
