Re:Airlines Are Running Out of Flight Numbers, and They Don'...
by ryukoposting on Saturday August 17, 2024 @08:12AM
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> But what if the PHL-ATL flight were delayed and American decided to fly the ATL-PHL flight as scheduled with a different plane
Unless the PHL-ATL flight is more than 40 minutes late, I don't think you'd necessarily have two planes moving through air traffic control with the same code at the same time. While the PHL-ATL flight lands and goes to its terminal, the ATL-PHL plane can be boarded, cargo can be loaded, and such. If PHL-ATL is less than 40 minutes late, you wouldn't even cause a delay for the ATL-PHL flight.
Unless the PHL-ATL flight is more than 40 minutes late, I don't think you'd necessarily have two planes moving through air traffic control with the same code at the same time. While the PHL-ATL flight lands and goes to its terminal, the ATL-PHL plane can be boarded, cargo can be loaded, and such. If PHL-ATL is less than 40 minutes late, you wouldn't even cause a delay for the ATL-PHL flight.