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Old Apr 20, 2020, 6:29 am
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Originally Posted by bankops
SU2003 Arrived/Landed in SVO 9 minutes late but 37 minutes delay at the gate.due to taxi times
SU0522 actually left the gate 10 minutes early but departed late due to taxi times.
Both flights had taxi times of 25-30min.

There was weather approaching the airport that could affect approach times, but not taxi times.
SA 28/02/2020 23:00->METAR UUEE 282300Z 23005MPS 5000 -SHSN SCT018CB 00/M02 Q1000 RESHSN R24L/150045 R24R/150045 NOSIG=
SA 28/02/2020 22:30->METAR UUEE 282230Z 24006MPS 9999 SCT029 00/M03 Q0999 R24L/150045 R24R/150045 NOSIG=
SA 28/02/2020 22:00->METAR UUEE 282200Z 24006MPS 9999 FEW020 00/M03 Q0999 R24L/150045 NOSIG=
SA 28/02/2020 21:30->METAR UUEE 282130Z 24006MPS 9999 FEW043 00/M03 Q0999 R24L/150045 NOSIG=
SA 28/02/2020 21:00->METAR UUEE 282100Z 25006MPS 9999 FEW040 00/M03 Q0999 R24L/150045 R24R/150045 NOSIG=

I would assume that SU will simply state that the airport operations caused them to land on the opposite side of the airport from their terminal and resulted in significant delays due to extended taxi times. Thus, force majeur and they are considered responsible for compensation.

These facts aside, booking a legal minimum transfer in SVO, in winter, is a recipe for disaster. Plain and simple.
Agreed. think they will claim force majeure. Too bad, so sad, they will say.
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