(snip)Once aboard we were told by the captain that, because this was a 'light' ac, it couldn't take enough fuel to actually make the trip and would have to stop off at Ostend for fuel.
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Why would Thomas Cook schedule an ac for a route that it was not capable of flying?
Is it permitted* to use a plane on a supposedly non-stop flight that is actually incapable of making the journey without stopping?
* CAA rules, international air/flight rules etc