Originally Posted by
aviator's_anonymous
With the news covering QF being the safest airline, but at the same covering bags missing flights etc,
do missing bags affect W&B issues with multiple bags missing? If so, how could this be a safe operation if it affects W&B?
Barely.
Need to take 30 hand baggage cases from the gate because the flight is full? Voila your plane now weighs an extra tonne as we pretend they’re full cases. The tolerances are so bewilderingly massive for the very reason that stuff like this happens. It allows for mucking about and trivia to take place without actually having a meaningful impact on safety.