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Couple told plane could not take off because they were too heavy.

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The plane was on the runway; the holidaymakers in good spirits.

And when the stewardess came down the aisle towards Jan Coupe and her husband, she thought the flight attendant was going to check their seatbelts.

Then came the moment Mrs Coupe wished the earth would open up and she could disappear.
Alan and Jan Coupe

Too heavy: Alan and Jan Coupe weighed too much for their plane to take off

For the stewardess had to tell the couple - who weighed 38st between them - that they were too heavy for the plane to take off.

As his wife cringed with embarrassment, 20st Alan Coupe moved to the front of the aircraft to help even out the weight.

While it was a scene they wouldn't have wished on their worst enemies, some good has come of it. http://www.dailymail.co.uk/new...ne-heavy.html?ITO=1490
 
lol wtf, is that for real?

in britain they lose weight, here in the US i'm sure they would have sued.
 
I've been kicked off a regional US Airways flight before along with a couple other people because it was overweight. I weigh 140lbs. Funny thing is, my 40lbs of checked luggage stayed on that plane.
 
A few years earlier they had been on a boat ride at the London Dungeon with their son and daughter Chloe.

Mrs Coupe said: 'Both Alan and I sat on the same side of the boat and it tipped over, causing water to slosh in.
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Originally posted by: thomsbrain
By American standards, they were "just right."

Sad but true.
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By American standards they would have sued, not realized that there was a problem and fixed it.
 
How did they know the plane wouldn't take off?


Were they driving up and down the runway like a fly after you pull the wings off?

 
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