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Apr 21, 2008, 10:42 pm

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Originally Posted by chicagorich

In an emergency situation, the pilot would dump fuel to reach a safe landing weight. In a non-emergency situation like this one...a more environmentally friendly option to reach a safe landing weight was appropriate.

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If I am not mistaken, an Airbus 320 cannot dump fuel - it just doesn't have that capability. In a real emergency, you would land with full tanks and fingers crossed.