Originally Posted by
RIVER3
On Jan 29 JQ 753 YBBN to Launceston off loaded approx 97 bags as excess fuel was loaded.
Not sure if this was Flight Crew calculation error or Refuller error?
Assume 97 bags at 20 kg = 1,940 kg.
Jet Fuel at 0.8 kg/L means 1,940 x 0.8 = 2,425L approx of excess fuel.
Is it possible for a A320-200 to have excess fuel removed?
Aircraft was fully loaded with passengers as Virgin had cancelled flights to Hobart and YMLT a few hours earlier.
On arrival at YMLT at 2130 passengers were advised by Ground Staff that only 14 bags had travelled on flight.
Needless to say there were now over 100 very unhappy customers,who if they had been advised in Brisbane would have had time to
consider the implications of not having their bag on arrival.
Approx 63 bags were delivered the next day and 34 bags were delivered another day later ie 2 days later.
I wonder what procedures Jetstar are putting in place to prevent this happening again?
All about bums on seats, bugger the bags.