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DAL 88 Driver
Attention former CRJ 50 seat drivers: Quick question. Have you ever heard of being weight restricted to the extent that you had to go out with 6 empty seats? The segment was PIT-ATL, today. Wife has a friend on a buddy pass (yeah, I know, we tried to talk her out of doing that) and the agent told her she couldn't get on the flight because of weight restrictions. I checked and the flight went out with 6 empty seats. What do you think? Legit?
As a frequent RJ commuter, I have seen this many times. It is usually because of a long leg with an alternate. A quick look at the weather map shows rain along the route so maybe there are some storms they are building in diversion fuel for.