Can an Airline Pilot Really ?Make Up? Time During a Flight?

It?s far more often the case that a pilot will try to make up some time by means of a minor rerouting. If a plane is running late, the pilot can ask the control tower for permission to take a shortcut (due to the mapping of standard ?airways,? many flights don?t follow a straight line to their destination); however, the availability of this option depends on where the plane is going, as well as upon congestion. Certain routes?for example, between Newark and Atlanta?are already so direct that shortcuts don?t exist. For special holiday periods like Thanksgiving, the FAA does sometimes open otherwise restricted military airspace, allowing for more direct or less congested routes between certain locations.

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