Originally Posted by
crnk
The IAH flights make sense, but I'd tend to think the EWR based 752s provide too much extra time. Between 8 hours out and 9 back, the plane is only in the states from 1:20-6:45 on the CGN route. Since that is only 5 hours, I don't really see how the AC could be used for anything much more than BOS, WAS, et al. that are close enough for that quick of a turnaround (and not for longer FLL and MSY). Perhaps other routes are shorter and allow the MSY and FLL use for the AC?
Planes don't stay on the same route. CGN is one of the longer 752 routes, so the plane goes out early and comes back relatively late.
But the Ireland/UK flights depart late in the evening. Some at 9pm or later. A 752 coming back from Europe in the early afternoon can do a roundtrip to Florida and be back in time for a UK/Ireland departure.