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Old Apr 10, 2016 | 12:43 pm
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Originally Posted by PsiFighter37
Ugh - so UA836 took off what looks like nearly 4 hours late. Unfortunately, it also seems like (based on UA's map, as well as FlightAware) that the PVG-ORD routing they took was a non-polar one - so the flight time showing on FA's website is nearly 10 PM (compared to UA showing 6:38 PM). Is there any color why UA would decide to fly a much longer route on the plane than originally planned?
Looks like FA is having a bit of a fit, [4,751 sm down; 2,834 sm to go] would indicate that it will be closer to UA's time.
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