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Old Aug 18, 2016 | 11:25 am
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Originally Posted by seenitall
The answer is that the outbound to FLL will almost surely leave late. UA does this all the time -- schedule planes days in advance with impossibly short turn-around times. Further, don't expect that this plane (assuming the arrival time is accurate) will depart even close to its scheduled 10:50 time. If it is out before 11:30, I would be surprised.
The silliest thing is that UA will update delayed flights when the inbound frame touches down on the runway with a new departure time that usually represents a 0h20 or 0h30 turn. You would think that, by then, they know better.
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