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Old Aug 3, 2005 | 6:23 pm
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toddt
 
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When we were on the ground at YYR, they explained that "Red Alert" meant that the ramp people couldn't be outside due to weather (mainly thunderstorms). Thus they couldn't marshall us to the gate. I THINK we landed during the Red Alert but I'm not 100% sure.
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