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Old Nov 13, 2012 | 7:51 am
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Originally Posted by GalleyWench
It's called a flagstop, to pick up passengers off of a cancelled flight. Only works if both flights are lightly booked so they can accommodate everyone.
The all-time classic of this type of situation occured some years ago, hopping all around Britain. It would be the equivalent of Austin to JFK being diverted via Seattle to pick up passengers headed for LAX !

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