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Old Apr 15, 2026 | 8:52 pm
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Originally Posted by Gaucho100K
Im surprised why AA will do the Montevideo work-around and DL and UA seem not to want to do this...... whats the rationale here...???

It seems that flights can land but the runway will not be long enough to let a fully loaded bird take off, hence load a lot less fuel and fill up across the pond... am I getting this right...??? So then, if it works for AA, why doesnt it work for the 2 others.... or is this a gamble on the part of AA to try to "steal" the market from its only 2 "real" competitors for traffic from EZE to the USA....????
Delays happen all the time and all over the place.... perhaps construction in the Gulf rich middle east and some parts of China are the exception.... regardless, if there is a delay my guess is that it wont be a very long one as this is the number 1 airprot in the Country you are talking about so I would be very surprised if the delays were relevant unless there is some major issue which equated to " force majeure "...... just my 2 cents.
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