EasyJet asks 20 passengers to get off flight as plane 'too heavy to take off'

EasyJet asks 20 passengers to get off Lanzarote flight as plane 'too heavy to take off'

An easyJet pilot was forced to ask 20 passengers to get off a flight because the plane was 'too heavy to take off'.

"That heavy aircraft combined with a pretty short runway and with the current unfavourable conditions here in Lanzarote, means the aircraft is too heavy to take off. I've been sat with my senior first officer and we're very experienced with this and have done this before. "If possible, I would like to ask up to 20 volunteers to choose not to fly to Liverpool tonight. If anyone wants to volunteer there will be an incentive. The current number we've been quoted by easyJet is up to €500 per passenger who is willing to not fly tonight."

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