Maybe pax weights have increased...but baggage allowances have decreased..therefor the balance is even......if they scrapped the rubbish on board shopping,,perfume and stuff, that would also reduce weight..if they pressurised the aircraft with helium wouldnt that make the aircraft lighter (i jest) ...and havent Leeds over the last couple of months been visited with the C17 Globmaster III OKAY A BIG PLANE WITH EXCEPTIONAL DECELERATION......does any of this matter....LBA is stuck as it is for now, maybe a another 1500ft of runway would help, it all depends at the ends of the day about cost, usability and planning concent, i am all for seeing massive expansion at Leeds, but the current economic climate might make things a bit more difficult, and as for the eco warriors....maybe they should be deported!!!!!