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Multiple passengers were removed from a British Airways flight from Italy to London on Aug. 11

The airline said this was due to a need to reduce the aircraft's weight amid “extreme temperatures affecting air pressure”

"We’re sorry for the inconvenience this caused our customers," British Airways said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE

A British Airways flight was forced to remove several passengers before takeoff after the plane became too heavy.

On Aug. 11, the BA Embraer ERJ-190 was scheduled to fly from Florence's Amerigo Vespucci airport in Italy to London City Airport in England.

However, multiple passengers had to be removed from the jet before takeoff due to “extreme temperatures affecting air pressure," British Airways said in a statement obtained by PEOPLE.

“Due

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