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Jul 15, 2017 | 9:19 am

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Lani1

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Get on a new flight - very rare to have another crew available

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Originally Posted by Joe K.

My EWR-IAH flight has returned to the gate after a 3 1/2 hour wait on the tarmac as the pilots have timed out. This is a first for me. Fortunately I am in first. How often do they end up replacing the crew versus cancelling the flight altogether?

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