[Kerwin at Passrider.com] Why Are Flights Weight Restricted?

Lots of questions about flight loads and weight restriction recently...

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Kerwin
March 30, 2024

Hi Fellow Traveler,

Happy Easter if you celebrate it.

Growing up in Jamaica, from Thursday (yesterday) to next Monday the country is pretty much at a standstill. On Easter Sunday, the churches are full! More full than at Christmas time. It’s pretty phenomenal.

We eat Easter bun and cheese which is quite yummy. Yummy is actually one of the names of the bun company too. It’s not hot cross buns, it’s a sweet pastry that’s like a cake, but different. It’s a big thing in Jamaica :-).

I couldn’t find any buns at my local grocery store so I had to pay more than double for one online from Amazon. Grrr… But it’s Easter and I have my bun and cheese. Here’s a post I did about bun and cheese - https://www.cookingwithkerwin.com/have-some-jamaican-easter-bun-and-cheese/.

Remember that on Sunday, the U.K. springs forward one hour, so if you’re flying in/out of the U.K., check your flight times.

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This Week’s Aviation/Airline News

Here are some newsworthy items in aviation this week. It would seem like every day, something is happening to an airplane:

With long flights, some airlines restrict the airplane’s passenger payload so it can maximize the amount of revenue it makes on a flight.

I get this question a lot, what is weight restriction and why is my flight weight restricted? I’ve done a video to explain this, so take a look below.

In addition, I’ve written four posts about alternate routes from different parts of the world to/from North America. I’ve just updated the one for Asia as since United started flying to Manila from San Francisco, people are asking about Weight Restrictions a lot. This should help - https://www.passrider.com/non-rev-travel-guide-many-ways-to-get-between-asia-and-the-north-america/.

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No new episode this week, but episode 120 is available. I talk about Canadian airline Lynx Air ceasing operation, UA’s B757-200 has a slat mishap, AA has a new route to Jamaica, airlines increase baggage fees and a passenger refusing to give up their seat. Have a listen and let me know what you think, please.

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