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Old Nov 29, 2008 | 12:07 pm
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Originally Posted by heffa
Aren't there a couple of airlines that does this in order to save costs/environments? Can't remember which ones...
I think Branson was trying to push that a while back, don't think it ever took off. Seems like a pretty reasonable idea to me, even if the cost savings were small. With little or no takeoff line, the savings would probably add up.
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