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Old 11-15-2012 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by sailingfun
I have got to change airlines! Your widebody guys ALL fly 25 hour plus 3 day trips???? Thats amazing schedules. Can't be done domestic and there are only a few international routes over 12 doubled crewed that might do that. Do you have incredible duty rigs for the widebodies or is there something else I am missing that allows them ALL such great trips?
It's the nature of the beast. There are no short legs on widebody airplanes like there were in the 1970s. Every time you strap that thing on you're going for a 13-16 hour ride.
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