Originally Posted by cartexchange
Its true about the container.
I have been on many flights where the container was in the hold and It was turned around as it was not our entitlement for horizontal rest.
How do you know the container is in the hold? Does it have 'ha ha ha' painted where the hatch opens!
Do you really believe the ground staff have enough time on their hands to offload the container, turn it around, and then return it to the same position just just for kicks???
I think you will find the container, which, from a weight point of view, is virtually empty, is put into another position in order to trim the aircraft to optimum.