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Old Mar 17, 2009 | 8:01 am
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Believe it or not, airplanes really do experience mechanical problems.

Airline systems are complex webs of interconnecting operations and schedules. That plane was supposed to be in YUL to fly the next flight. The airline had to find a replacement aircraft and crew. Then backfill for that one. Then... Then figure out what to do with an extra aircraft at LGA (it's not like LGA is a hub for AC).

The pain of rescheduling is likely much more painful than saving, what, 324 flight miles of fuel?
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