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And when the gaggle arrives overhead the destination airports in Europe do they enter the hold?
Or simply land in line abreast?
No - they land at their respective airports. From TOD, one peels off to Gatwick, one to London etc having formate for the last few hours saving $$ and fuel.
And Altas - as for formation flying skills - are you allowed to fly above FL290 without and autopilot?