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Airlines Are Padding Flight Times(nytimes.com)
2 points by lxm 16 hours ago | 2 comments
elmerfud 16 hours ago | parent | next [-]

Of course they are. The busier airport to get the more unknown factors there are that they cannot account for. Better to have a padded flight time then be perpetually late and worrying about connections.

cratermoon 15 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Why do they call it "padding"? It's just being realistic.