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by partdavid 926 days ago
And slowing down, which is usually the first measure and reduces fuel efficiency from whatever's optimal there.
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Drag force increases with the square of speed, so it’s probably more to do with a longer flight costing more operational hours than a short one. I can’t sell flights on a plane that hasn’t landed yet.

I mean, they do anyway, but eventually it leads to refunds, and fines from the FAA. Actually on second thought it’s probably not physics or logistics, it’s the FAA.

Or rerouting.