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100% correct. We had FCC's but no dedicated mx ground support and a broken jet would have destroyed the ground flow for offload/onload ops. Also, the ability to taxi and takeoff at a moments notice was worth the minimal risk/negligible fuel burn of leaving the engines running.Originally Posted by HoursHore
Considering they’re at Kabul with no Maint and no huffers, they probably left them running to avoid the slight possibility that they wouldn’t start again.