Originally Posted by
air101
Again, nobody said anything about SLC- Montana flights. Re-read. It was also a problem on LGA-DFW flights, so bad that Delta started blocking off seats so that they wouldn't have to bump people. And just this summer on SLC-FAR/OMA there were weight restrictions where yes people, not just bags, were left behind.
The mod has nothing to do with it. It's the climb performance, and second segment climb. You could have a MGTOW of 180,000, but if it can't meet the 2nd segment climb performance, than you're payload limited.
But, who really cares. Honestly. (now go ahead and say something snarky to get the last word in)
We have had to pull people and it is for climb perf. LGA - DFW/IAH in the winter, done the BNA fuel stops as well. Ive never personally seen it in SLC though but I wouldn't be surprised on those long segments. As Lou Reed pointed out, It does happen. It's just another airplane.