Originally Posted by
Lou Reed
Any ideas why a 1.5 hour flight (Bos-Rdu) would be pay optimized, where the agents make a point of saying they can't check any bags as that would count as more weight, for an airplane that's touted for it's efficiency, and ability to do transcons?
I get that the flight is full, and might have an alternate, but still seems odd.
Originally Posted by
Jp8burner
Probably MLW, especially if there’s an alternate.
Occasionally this will trigger a message on the WDR to the effect "TAXI BURN REQUIRED". In other words, ZFW +FOB - Burn = Max LDG WT. Pax carry-ons don't add to the ZFW, checked bags do.