Unless this was a puddle jumper, I’m wondering if there wasn’t something else going on, a passenger demanding a certain seating arrangement and the weight thing was an excuse.
If that’s the case, who on that flight had more juice than Sen. Pothole...?
Dunno, the other thread has more detail on the balance thing
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-chat/3512687/posts?page=1#1
This was an Airbus A320. Am surprised weights and balances were an issue unless a tour group cancelled and the first 15 rows were empty.
Are they being PC here and not telling us the full story like this flight had several contestants for the show The Biggest Loser or a weight watchers support group with several obese 400# passengers on board?