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Old Jan 28, 2016, 6:02 am
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Yoshi212
 
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Yes there are "penalty" calculations based on winds, temperatures-climate conditions, cargo & passenger loads. For a route like this the airline would have to reduce the weight of the plane by variable amounts of cargo (huge profit center) or passengers to allow the plane to cover the distance in the current conditions + minimum safe distance requirements.

Originally Posted by mrvincent
What is "penalty" meaning in this sense? Weight reduction and therefore reduced pax capacity?

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