Originally Posted by
teddybear99
Sometimes the first flight in the morning may be delayed because it will be operated by the crew who brought the plane into the outlier station the night before. The incoming flight was delayed enough that the crew who are staying overnight in the airlines' crew hotel needs their mandated rest time before returning to duty.
Where I am the short hauls park up at their bases (of which they may have several), where there are usually multiple sets of crews. They don't park overnight at the "other" end of the route.