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Old Jan 15, 2016 | 3:43 pm
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I've seen them meet it on occasion, but yes, rolling delays are common.

They keep people in the gate area.

This is why I try to book long layovers in the winter if a reroute is going to be challenging (because you want to upgrade or whatnot).
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