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Old Aug 5, 2006 | 4:43 pm
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LoneStarMike
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Originally Posted by Mr. July
Wow - I would have guessed that 25 min would be the minimum scheduled. Interesting that these are both westbound (eastbounds BWI-JAN-HOU scheduled for 25 minutes).
Actually, we're both right and wrong at the same time, so let me start all over and go real real slow this time because apparently that is what I need to do to be able to think my way through all this.

My initial answer of 20 minutes was based on my looking at the April 2 flight schedule. Considering it's now August that was rather foolish of me, so I checked current schedules online for both August 8 and October 8.

HOU-JAN-BWI -- August 8, 2006 - 2 daily through flights. Both have 25 minute turns in JAN.

HOU-JAN-BWI --- October 8, 2006 - 2 daily through flights. Both have 25 minute turns in JAN.

BWI-JAN-HOU -- August 8, 2006 - 2 daily through flights. Both have 20 minute turns in JAN.

BWI-JAN-HOU -- October 8, 2006 - 2 daily through flights. One has a 25 minute turn and the other has a 20 minute turn.

So technically, as of October, WN will still have at least 1 scheduled turn that's still 20 minutes at JAN, but all the others have now been upped to 25.

What further confused me was your statement eastbounds BWI-JAN-HOU scheduled for 25 minutes." Wouldn't BWI-JAN-HOU be considered westbound?

Whew! I don't know about you, but this recent heat wave has definitely had an effect on my brain's ability to think (and not in a good way, either.)

I think I'm gonna go stick my head in the freezer now.

Mike
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