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Old Aug 1, 2005 | 11:13 am
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AKelley728
 
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Originally Posted by BigPoppaCO
At 5:30pm last friday the outdoor temp was 102 so my 545 flight was delayed as they had to bump passengers to make the plane lighter.
You were on flt 529, correct? The CO schedule shows that as a 737-300 - if that's what you flew, makes me wonder if the CO people who do aircraft planning shouldn't put a 737-700 on this route, as I would think the 73Gs more powerful engines should be better able to cope with DEN's altitude.
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