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Old 16th Nov 2018, 07:09
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Otto Throttle
 
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I can’t speak for TUI specifically, but Lanzarote has a runway that becomes performance limited when wet for northerly departures. Aircraft departing on longer routings will be carrying more fuel, and hence are more limited than those on shorter routings due to their higher weight. It makes no sense to land at an airport that you may not be able to depart from again before the crew run out of duty hours.
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