The real isssue is the historic value of BOW. It used to include all flight crew seats with occupants. Delta and others I'm sure have systematically taken away weight where they could legally do so in the name of profitability. This is why we no longer have a 1000 pound performance pad and WDRs with 0 tailwinds. My point is only that as these new "limits" are set, they are trimming pilots' acess to benefits (off line JS) and encroach on DAL employed pilots' benefits on other airlines, and maybe even make our own less secure.