Originally Posted by
Pullout
It sure does pay less. I over block almost every month. Usually by at least 3 hours. And it saves a bunch of fuel so I doubt United minds. On time performance stays high as well.
It largely depends on the domicile. In PHX you won't see much over block due to the efficiency of the system and the fact that we see little to no weather out this way (which is amazing btw). So we haul a$$ everywhere out west. Now DFW is a different story. Diversions for wx, waiting an hour or more for a gate, deicing, etc...that all adds up to a more substantial amount of overblock.