The Australian Business Traveller reports that Qantas, which just launched direct flights between Dallas-Fort Worth and the land of Oz, intentionally left three containers of luggage off a full plane to Brisbane because of concerns over fuel consumption.
Apparently Sydney to Dallas is the longest 747 route in the world, and the aircraft Qantas was using had just enough fuel to get back to Brisbane on the return flight. Â The airline says it was especially strong winds that day that necessitated the move.
Passengers got their bags 24 hours later.
