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Old Dec 26, 2010 | 10:28 am
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usa18dca
 
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Originally Posted by cv11nyc
Because if the airplane is sent out to the outstation and can't make it back today things get a lot further boned up. You need metal in place to recover the operation. Sorry it inconveniences you, but these are the strategic choices the folks at System Control have to make...
I think the poster's flight was ex-EWR the metal should have been already in EWR by then...I agree with you they don't want planes out of position but it does work to their advantage to have the plane out there to RON to help recover the operation.
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