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Old 27th Oct 2022, 12:14
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Originally Posted by Pinkman
Normally, no. But what tech issue warrants a 20 hour delay? If it’s an engine change it starts to become interesting given the historical power plant issues with the 789, the length of the flight and the fact it was the poster child for Project Sunrise. Mods, feel free to put it somewhere else.
One of the FOs wakes up with a blocked nose, captain drops his bag getting off the crew bus and breaks his spare set of glasses. Sounds ridiculous but that’s enough to cancel the flight. One flight a day from an outstation and it’s curtains for the plan.
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