Originally Posted by
docbert
Out of interest, did your 2nd flight land early? One of the criteria was supposed to be that it would be more likely to be used on flights where they were scheduled to land early (thus the extra wait wasn't leading to a late arrival).
Yes. I wondered the same thing when I was sitting on the E145 waiting for the gate to open.
Prior to departure, it was estimated to arrive 8 minutes early, and we ended up arriving 16 minutes early.