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Old Jan 24, 2019, 6:14 am
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Originally Posted by travelsbyplane
Wow, even better!

I'm guessing the reason behind this is continued crew familiarisation needed, as the fleet continues to grow over the coming months?
Perhaps, although I would have thought that newer crew could be trained on the existing long-haul routes alongside more experienced crew.

It could also be about cargo and/or fleet optimisation (for those routes where they can't just shuttle back and forth with just a couple of hours on the ground)
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