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Old May 10, 2021, 7:12 pm
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Originally Posted by ryandc99
Very interesting article on potential impacts already for AA:
https://onemileatatime.com/airline-f...cked-pipeline/
CLTLHR to make a technical stop in BOS and CLTHNL to also make a technical stop in DFW as examples. This should add approximately one hour to each flight.

AA Dispatchers might decide to tanker in fuel from out stations to mitigate issues with scarcity in CLT. This ends up costing more but ensures that there is adequate fuel for flight dispatching.
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