Ballast, meaning extra weight, is a term used by airlines to add load to aircraft in case of not having sufficient passenger load in the flight to maintain balance in air
An airline staffer's act of mistaking the word "ballast" for "blast" created a security scare at the Raja Bhoj International Airport in Bhopal and led to sounding of an alert at the establishment, officials said on Friday.
An airline staffer’s act of mistaking the word "ballast" for "blast" created a security scare at the Raja Bhoj International Airport here and led to sounding of an alert at the establishment, officials said on Friday.