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Old 31st May 2016, 11:34
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Capt Fathom
 
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For that airport, at that time of day, at that time of year = MEL + fixed reserve at a minimum
How do you know MEL will stay available as an alternate? You just cannot plan for every contingency.
If the flights involved had continued to Adelaide, it would not have been an issue.
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