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Old 18th Jan 2011, 12:29
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Originally Posted by mathers_wales_uk

However depending on a length of flight it can depend on how much time a flight can make up. It's also much harder if it's a low cost carrier where all the times are kept to the minimum to start with. This can cause a knock on effect for the rest of the days flights.
This is not correct in practice. A number of LCCs who appear to have 20 minute turnarounds also have notably generous flight times, and do normally pick up something on the schedule. Ryanair is a case in point, others are similar.
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