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Jun 28, 2024
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FrontLineFan
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Probably pilot discretion weighing many factors & can also be impacted by mood.
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When flights hold up for connecting passengers
dk4
Jun 28, 7:20pm
Probably pilot discretion weighing many factors & can also be impacted by mood.
FrontLineFan
Jun 28, 7:28pm
It’s not the pilots making that decision. They might give their input but that decision is made above them.
Busting Coveys
Jun 28, 7:29pm
Standard procedure for most airlines is to close the flight ten minutes prior and finalize all the calculations that
Busting Coveys
Jun 28, 7:28pm
AFAIK United is the only domestic with a published program to hold flights - the
NarfUte
Jun 28, 8:17pm
I wouldn’t know. If the ops agent tells us we’re holding for passengers, we hold for passengers.
Busting Coveys
Jun 28, 11:11pm
In addition to everything else mentioned that airline might just have needed
Kajdin
Jun 28, 7:34pm
Sometimes the status of the connecting passengers might make a difference.
HarlemCoug
Jun 28, 7:52pm
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