Pune: Aviation experts termed the Sunday’s incident of a Jet Airways’ Delhi flight taking off without the baggage of around 90 passengers unusual, while the airline on Tuesday cited a payload restriction for the flyers’ hassle.
A spokesperson of the airline told TOI in the morning, “Flights’ take-off depends on weather conditions and temperature. In a certain weather condition, there is a certain take-off weight. We follow the safety regulations and it is operationally mandated. If a certain weight is not permissible, the first thing we do is to de-board cargo and baggage. We don’t want to cause inconvenience to passengers and leave them behind. Thus, the information (on luggage offloading) was provided to them (the flyers of the Jet flight) once they reached Delhi.”
The official did not comment on the exact number of baggage offloaded and the total number of passengers on the Sunday’s Delhi-bound flight. The Jet authorities had assured around 2pm that they would be issuing an official statement on the issue. But the communication was awaited till going to the press.
City’s aviation analyst and expert Dhairyashil Vandekar said, “It is difficult to make a concrete comment on the issue because the airline is not giving out much information. But the fact that the luggage of so many people was left behind is very unusual.”
Vandekar said there could be several reasons affecting the performance of an aircraft, which may have a bearing on its payload.
“Payload in commercial airlines generally comprises passengers, baggage, cargo and mails. When there is a need to reduce the load of an aircraft for its safety and structural integrity, a part of the payload is offloaded. A particular sequence is followed while offloading to attain the allowable take-off weight. The performance of an aircraft at times may be affected by factors like temperature, altitude, humidity and atmospheric pressure. Apart from these, last minute equipment issue on an aircraft may also require operations of the aircraft with reduced payload. Also, inclement weather on the route may necessitate carrying of extra fuel, due to which offloading can happen,” Vandekar said.
He said such situations were beyond the control of the airlines, but they always try to offload minimum luggage so that the passengers are not hassled. “In the Jet case, it seems a lot of luggage was offloaded, which is strange.”
28/02/18 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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A spokesperson of the airline told TOI in the morning, “Flights’ take-off depends on weather conditions and temperature. In a certain weather condition, there is a certain take-off weight. We follow the safety regulations and it is operationally mandated. If a certain weight is not permissible, the first thing we do is to de-board cargo and baggage. We don’t want to cause inconvenience to passengers and leave them behind. Thus, the information (on luggage offloading) was provided to them (the flyers of the Jet flight) once they reached Delhi.”
The official did not comment on the exact number of baggage offloaded and the total number of passengers on the Sunday’s Delhi-bound flight. The Jet authorities had assured around 2pm that they would be issuing an official statement on the issue. But the communication was awaited till going to the press.
City’s aviation analyst and expert Dhairyashil Vandekar said, “It is difficult to make a concrete comment on the issue because the airline is not giving out much information. But the fact that the luggage of so many people was left behind is very unusual.”
Vandekar said there could be several reasons affecting the performance of an aircraft, which may have a bearing on its payload.
“Payload in commercial airlines generally comprises passengers, baggage, cargo and mails. When there is a need to reduce the load of an aircraft for its safety and structural integrity, a part of the payload is offloaded. A particular sequence is followed while offloading to attain the allowable take-off weight. The performance of an aircraft at times may be affected by factors like temperature, altitude, humidity and atmospheric pressure. Apart from these, last minute equipment issue on an aircraft may also require operations of the aircraft with reduced payload. Also, inclement weather on the route may necessitate carrying of extra fuel, due to which offloading can happen,” Vandekar said.
He said such situations were beyond the control of the airlines, but they always try to offload minimum luggage so that the passengers are not hassled. “In the Jet case, it seems a lot of luggage was offloaded, which is strange.”
28/02/18 Joy Sengupta/Times of India
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