2006-07-22 07:12:40 · 6 answers · asked by ? 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Other - Education
i was told on a flight i was catching that the flight may be cancelled if the takeoff was later than midnight. Because the pilots are only allotted so much time to fly or something like that...so I was basically wondering why that would hinder my flight when a diff. pilot could fly it....
2006-07-22 07:35:47 · update #1
You might be referring to the restrictions that certain airports apply -> that limit the hours of operations -> typically to prevent noise "pollution" at night for the residents of surrounding neighbourhoods. Actually its not the airports - but more so the municipalities and town councils - who prevent the airlines taking off/landing before/after certain hours of the day. so it has nothing to do with the pilots.
2006-07-22 07:18:31 · answer #1 · answered by AU 3 · 2⤊ 1⤋
Hard to know if this is a riddle or a serious question. Either way, airline pilots CAN fly after midnight.
2006-07-22 14:16:14 · answer #2 · answered by Stuart 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
who says airline pilots can't fly after midnight? How are there flights that take off at 1am if they can't?
2006-07-22 14:16:16 · answer #3 · answered by warriorn639mr 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They fly after midnight all the time. Ever heard of the "red eye?"
2006-07-22 14:16:36 · answer #4 · answered by freedomnow1950 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Safety reasons
2006-07-22 14:15:33 · answer #5 · answered by rockydriver22 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Of course they can. otherwise the airline industry as we know it would cease to exist
2006-07-22 14:16:02 · answer #6 · answered by dr schmitty 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋