Originally Posted by
dashtrash300
Figures Mesa would be a carrier that allows baggage to be taken out of the back and put in the passenger cabin. Doing that you are just taking the weight out of the back where it is counted towards weight and balance and putting it in the passenger cabin where it is not counted just so you can add more weight by getting another passenger/jumpseater on. Real smart especially when you have that pesky max takeoff weight limitation to deal with.
Mesa is by no means the only airline that has approval to do this.