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Sure, but if it's the difference between "can" and "can't"... It's a small enough issue that it's the routine route for cargo flights between China and the U.S
by Turing_Machine 4y ago
Sure, but if it's the difference between "can" and "can't"...
It's a small enough issue that it's the routine route for cargo flights between China and the U.S. West Coast.
Anchorage is the second-largest cargo airport in the United States (after FedEx's home base in Memphis).
- Scoundreller 4y agoPart of that is because cargo usually runs on old and inefficient planes, so they really benefit from “intermediate stop operations”. Carrying all that extra fuel for a direct long-haul adds 10-15% in fuel costs.