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Aug 11, 2015, 2:34 pm

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ThreeJulietTango

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Quote:

Originally Posted by redtop43

How can you tell what inbound flight is scheduled for a route?

For example, if I know that AA flight 998 is used for flight 999, then I can sometimes tell that 999 will be delayed if 998 is.

Also, if I want to do a mileage run and I know that 998 flies from A to B and then turns into 999 flying from B to A, I can (somewhat) safely book this as a return.

I realize these are not absolutes, as it's possible in case of a serious delay they could roll out another aircraft.

Also, 998 may not always turn 999. It's very rare (unless, as mentioned, it's a small outstation) for an routing to consistently be operated by the same aircraft.