Originally Posted by sailingfun

Actually the payload number I posted is wrong. I used a CEO weight. Should be around 50,000 with full fuel so the numbers are better. With 225 people they would have had between 3000 to 6000 lbs available in the belly or about 26lbs per passenger using best case. If the OEW is 3000 lbs heavier like most aircraft end up that drops in half. With their config it’s likely well above 107,000.