Originally Posted by contrails

I was just going to say that.

Very rarely do you see a passenger long haul airplane sitting around for a long time at an international outstation if there is no MX being done to it. It turns around and goes back to the hub.

I don't work for UPS or FDX but those planes can be seen sitting idly on cargo ramps noticeably more than pax planes internationally. Not that it's a waste of them, just a different schedule I suppose.