Originally Posted by
FlyByNite
Here's what happened to me yesterday. 9E flight from MEM to BNA..200 miles. Introduced myself to Capt when he came up to counter. Weather was clear everywhere. Five minutes prior to boarding gate agent announces flight is weight restricted. Flight left with two empty seats, me and a paying passenger. Later flight was going to be the same, so I ended up renting a car and driving. Didn't see the Captain again, but he could have told me the flight was weight restricted at the counter. Yes you 9E guys are still welcome on my airplane, and I've had quite a few lately. But the first one is going to get an earfull.
If this is true and there was no alternate required, then the capt needs to grow a pair and tell dispatch that they need to reduce their tankering amt. You can fly a 200 full plus a jumpseater pretty much all day long as long as you don't have an alternate.