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Old 13th May 2010, 21:13
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Fuel

Obviously it should have plenty of contingency fuel. I interpreted that quote to mean another causes rather than flight duration e.g. erroneous fuel loading on departure and failed cross checks or unexpected/undetected fuel loss.
Consider that a "long flight" might require greater contingency fueling than a short flight which makes the absence of significant fuel burning even the more remarkable.
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