Originally Posted by
LGS6753
Further to LTNman's suggestion of fuelling en route, are aircraft permitted to refuel whilst passengers remain on board?
It's completely normal to fuel aircraft with passengers on board, also when they are embarking / disembarking.
It needs to be said that when EZY tell the poor unfortunates - whose holiday plans are being thrown into disarray - that they are sooooo sorry, but safety is everything in aviation - you can bet your bottom dollar they don't tell them there is a perfectly workable alternative, but it costs the airline a great deal more and plays havoc with the schedule.
It doesn't sit well with me, but as
Expressflight has pointed out this is also a problem elsewhere, with LCY having had major issues over this.