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Old Mar 28, 2018, 7:23 pm
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Originally Posted by rankourabu
Dont think so. Lots of carriers schedule much tighter turnarounds, and utilize their fleet more efficiently. Southwest comes to mind (for those who still claim weather is to blame). As does Ryanair with their 30 minute turns and 88% on time performance.
30-minute turns are easy if you pad your block times enough.

I flew 8 segments with DL in the last couple of weeks. Every flight was early, but the block times were incredibly padded. Which, of course, I don’t mind as a customer.

I really don’t know why AC doesn’t do something similar with their own schedules...
Last edited by ffsim; Mar 28, 2018 at 8:27 pm Reason: Pad, not paid.
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