This isn’t the first time we’ve had issues with airbus and paperwork weight issues. How many years did we fly the a320 around with a lower MTOW and lower landing weight? 10?
The 142.2 weight wasn’t such a big deal when we were only flying around 150 pax with 3 FA’s… Throw in 12 more pax, their checked bags, seats, an extra FA and you definitely need the current 145 (or whatever it is…).