...I have taken international flights where we left a half-hour early as I recall. Also, if all the PAX booked for the flight are onboard, why not? Bryant Petitt Cumming, GA --- David MR <damiross3@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Why would there be an FAA reg regarding leaving > early? FAA deals with safety; leaving early is not > a safety issue but a business decision. > David R > > -------------- Original message -------------- > From: Tyler Munoz > <Tyler.Munoz@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > > > On my US Airways Shuttle flight BOS-LGA yesterday > morning we pushed back > > 15 minutes before the scheduled departure time and > were off the ground > > shortly after our quick taxi to runway 9. I've > seen them close the > > aircraft door a few minutes early on flights > before, and I have even > > seen them leaving a few minutes early before. This > just seemed to be an > > extreme case, and with 40 shuttle trips to LGA > last year, I have never > > experienced it. Does anyone know if there is any > sort of FAA regulation > > regarding this out there? I did a Google search, > but didn't uncover > > anything. > __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com