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Old May 18, 2016, 5:07 pm
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Originally Posted by TravelTheWorld66
This seems like a really bizarre choice of aircraft for this flight. Does anyone know why such a short flight from MCO-EWR would have a 757-200 with lie flat seats in first? The flight number is UA1965.

On the way down, BOS-EWR-MCO it's a combination of 737-900 and A320 which makes sense.
Originally Posted by WineCountryUA
This has been occurring for at least a year -- the guess it has been done to fully utilize the fleet
Indeed they've been doing it for years. None scheduled beyond September 2016 for now, but they may upgauge some narrowbodies as the more distant schedule firms up.
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