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Interesting, I'd expect it to be a larger difference considering how much the carriers avoid stopovers. Maybe the fees and organization of refueling tips the b

• bombcar 3y ago
  Carriers don't want to do a stop unless they're offloading and onboarding passengers, so they'd rather run one flight to the intermediary, and another direct.
  • izacus 3y ago
    Well yeah, we're talking a about WHY it's a problem for them to stop.
    • coryrc 3y ago
      IIRC airframe lifetime is rated in pressurization cycles.
    • cyberax 3y ago
      It adds a surprising amount of time. You have to descend, land, taxi to a fueling area, refuel, taxi, take off, climb. And that's if the local regulations allow fueling with passengers on board. That's probably around 2 hours extra. And this in turn can require the plane to carry additional pilots and flight attendants.