does the NGX already add the average 55lb bag per passenger into the weight for you when you select number of passengers,

 

No. Add the baggage weight to the forward and aft cargo holds.

That 4 tons is quite much, I'd say above anything usual I've been noting. Just roughly averaging certain carriers, on an 738 you might end up with something like 2 tonnes or so worth of bags downstairs, and a couple of hundred of kgs of cargo above that, maybe up to half a tonne. And that would be quite full flight, though of course it would vary between stations and carriers. Regular 738 doesn't make that good of a carrier for combined cargo and passengers (with checked-in bags of course). Obviously nothing prevents one from trying to fill one up if cargo handler can't find better solution for the route and airline plays along.

 

 

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Arto Karhu