The boarding agent on my flight announced that the plane was full and mentioned a term that had something to do with weight. She said that extra baggage wasn’t allowed so people should consolidate. How does that change the weight of anything?
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It’s possible for the plane to have weight and balance issues as well as there being a legal and space requirement for passengers to consolidate bags. Federal law still limits the number of bags passengers can carry aboard a scheduled commercial flight, so the consolidating bags announcement is typically still done on flights which are nowhere near full.
Airlines generally use a standardized weight for passengers and carryon baggage.
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