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Old Oct 3, 2007 | 8:10 pm
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Originally Posted by aamilesslave
That's a hellova long time for the plane to sit on the ground at STN between 128 and 129. I wonder what the reason is behind that...
Perhaps the desire to offer a late-day STN-JFK service? Leaving earlier would definitely improve utilization, but at the cost of two close departures. If some high-yield pax strongly prefer the later flight, I guess this could make sense.
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