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Old Apr 20, 2012 | 4:49 pm
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DXjr
 
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Originally Posted by Wyomingtraveler
Seems odd to me as the flight left on time, but arrived 7 minutes late. What did this flight do? Stop in mid air, so the crew could rest for 7 minutes?

There's a minimum rest period that crews have to have, and if a flight if affected by this, then this delay code is attached---even for 1 minute.

As for the 25 minute taxi time, it could be anything from deicing, to ATC, to maintenance. The flight arrived 7 minutes behind. That's still on-time.
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