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Old 20th Nov 2019, 04:54
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White Knight
 
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And then of course the lead aircraft has to go back to the gate to offload a sick pax. Or one of many other delaying scenarios I’ve experienced over the years🙄🙄

And of course weather avoidance has been mentioned further up the thread!!!
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