Originally Posted by
ironmanjt
I don't buy it....not at 1am when even EWR was dead and nothing was taxiing. Plus, as mentioned above...15+ minutes after everyone had boarded sitting at the gate...
Well, if not the wheels-up time, then the landing slot at BER. The pilots aren't sitting around doing nothing after people board; the "last-minute paperwork" you hear about includes all of this stuff.