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Apr 4, 2014 | 1:05 am

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Here, you say "I believe" . . . . ., which is speculation.

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Originally Posted by vxmike

I personally believe the airlines do "cancel" flights with extremely light loads by substituting broken aircraft from full flights to light flights or creating a "maintenance" issue.

Here, you say "It mostly happens" . . . . ., which is a statement of certainty, that it absolutely happens. Can anyone say for sure that it DOES happen, or is it all speculation.

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Originally Posted by vxmike

It mostly happens on domestic routes with multiple daily flights and plenty of options for pax and aircraft positioning.

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