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Old Aug 3, 2013 | 7:16 am
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Originally Posted by jb3t
...where more time was built into the schedule to allow the FAs to eat lunch during the stop. I asked about it and they told me that extra time is built in to allow them to clean up and get some food.
The FAs have to stay on the plane as long as there are (thru) passengers onboard. So I doubt the schedule was padded to allow them to go get food. Instead it was likely an early arrival, or the schedule was padded to account for frequent delays around the origin or destination city.
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