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Old Nov 1, 2010 | 5:27 pm
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Here is another example:

I went on a MR to ANC. We got to ORD @ 4:30am on a Sunday. My flight back to MCI was not scheduled to leave until 8:45am. I went into the RCC, went stand-by, and was able to leave ORD @ 6am..

Without going stand-by, I would have had to wait around ORD until 8:45..
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