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Old Jul 11, 2015 | 9:19 am
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Originally Posted by raybolt
These days with all of the advanced planning tools used in filling routes there are many times when pilots will refuse directs because it will actually be longer. DL and FedEx are the biggest that come to mind that don't always want to go off of the planned route on transcon flights. ***
UA is known to decline directs/shortcuts often esp. from the Bay Area going E. More likely to follow company dispatch's route planning, even if the flying time's longer than by using the shortcut.
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