Commercial Flight overtakes ?
May 20, 2015, 11:02 pm
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Commercial Flight overtakes ?
This is my first posting on Flyertalk. I noticed that on the sector HKG-DEL, CX695 leaves HKG 17:45 and arrives in Delhi at 21:25. AI-315 leaves HKG twenty minutes later at 18:05 but arrives in DEL 21:10 (15 minutes early).
Are there any other instances of commercial flights schedules that involve an overtake?
I have taken AI-315 many times but have not witnessed it overtaking CX695. Perhaps some sharp eyed flyer has the pics to capture the moment of overtake.
Thx
Are there any other instances of commercial flights schedules that involve an overtake?
I have taken AI-315 many times but have not witnessed it overtaking CX695. Perhaps some sharp eyed flyer has the pics to capture the moment of overtake.
Thx
May 20, 2015, 11:25 pm
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What aircraft type on each flight? (Some have faster cruising speeds than others.) And some airlines "pad" their schedules more than others.
If one overtakes the other, let's hope that they flying different routes -- or at least, different altitudes!
What aircraft type on each flight? (Some have faster cruising speeds than others.) And some airlines "pad" their schedules more than others.
If one overtakes the other, let's hope that they flying different routes -- or at least, different altitudes!
May 21, 2015, 12:12 am
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It also gets away from some of the EU penalties for flights arriving late.
May 21, 2015, 3:53 pm
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Flying from LHR to SFO on UA in a 777 and listening to ATC, the BA 747 flying the same route was lined up 3 or 4 aircraft behind us on the runway. It arrived at SFO 10 minutes before us.
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