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Old Dec 25, 2021, 4:42 pm
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Originally Posted by IAATM

if so, why do you suppose that UA prefers to do a 90 min diversion to Houston on Christmas Day, on the A320, as opposed to offloading some belly cargo in IAD, so as to onload more fuel and operate nonstop?
Some cargo can't be offloaded due to contractual issues - and the A320 might have been the only plane with pilots available
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