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Does anybody know why ET858 scheduled from Joburg to Addis yesterday (4 January) did an unscheduled quick dash to Cape Town before leaving for Addis more than 3 hours late?
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apilot wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:49 am Does anybody know why ET858 scheduled from Joburg to Addis yesterday (4 January) did an unscheduled quick dash to Cape Town before leaving for Addis more than 3 hours late?
Fuel?
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apilot wrote: Thu Jan 05, 2023 6:49 am Does anybody know why ET858 scheduled from Joburg to Addis yesterday (4 January) did an unscheduled quick dash to Cape Town before leaving for Addis more than 3 hours late?
It routed ADD-JNB-CPT-JNB-ADD, so certainly not fuel.

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