Plane announcement before leaving the gate:
Bad weather ahead
We have too much weight
We may need to ask 2 people to get off.
Huh? Come again
Who? How? Weight profiling?
What about their bags?
Isn’t there a rule about that?
Staying at the gate for 20+mins.
Engines running.
We’re cleared to go.
Was this the solution?
What about the environment?
No information given
Don’t tell, don’t ask
And no getting off!
Dancing to the Words 
Now that you mention it, I think they probably did.
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Was there a bidding war?
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Who knows? We sat for such a long time in the plane by the gate with the engines running. I felt very concerned about the smell of the jet fuel fumes getting sucked into the cabin via the ventilation system and I mourned the impact this moment was having on our environment. Since in the end no one was asked to get off the plane I was left wondering if the amount of fuel that got burnt up while the plane was idling was enough to make the weight difference.
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I meant, did they offer passengers cash to leave the aircraft? I’ve had that myself about 20 years ago on a flight from Heathrow (London) to JFK. I got off for £200 plus overnight accommodation and a guaranteed flight the next morning, all of which suited me fine.
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