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Old Apr 20, 2017 | 7:11 am
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DTW to EWR by way of BDL is quite a detour. I'm surprised that they had enough fuel if this was truly unplanned.

On many carriers, these small planes use the same flight number for out and back or even for an illogical direct flight, such as SDF from DTW by way of EWR if we forget that EWR is a hub for UA. So it would make sense for the EWR-SDF segment not to wait for the diverted inbound aircraft if a different but suitable plane is available at EWR.

What caused the diversion? Extreme weather with aircraft stacking up there?
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