Comet in JFK

[Vc Ten]

Was planning on continuing American adventure by flying on to Chicago But there is only a flight KORD to KJFK but not return Strangly the Chicago to New York leg has been flown twice so there must be comets building up with nowhere to go
Looks like I'll be returning to Heatrow sooned than expected
Cheers
Dale

[DaveB]

There is a simple answer Dale.. I don't know

Let me go and take a look at the flights and get back to you These routes, like the vast majority of the others are all taken from 'World Air Routes' for a given year so unless a faux pas has been made along the way.. they are what they are. We'll see

EDIT:
Explanation found for the KORD flights. Looking at the flight number.. CBF400P.. the P indicates this was a positioning flight. When we order new aircraft, they're not delivered to one place in particular and rarely to where we actually need them. The more aircraft you buy at one time, the more they're scattered all over the globe. KORD, is an oft used delivery location as are KJFK, EDDM, LFPG.
As 2 flights have come out of KORD, it's obvious that 2 of the fleet we ordered were delivered there and rather than us transfer them direct to the correct location (which we do sometimes but costs money).. these were flown back.
So.. KJFK is and was the extent of the Comet4's routing amigo. I'll pop over and delete the positioning flight to stop any further confusion. There are many such flights still active in the database which I delete when I stumble over them but more often than not, you have to go looking rather than stumbling over one. Sorry for the confusion

ATB
DaveB

[Vc Ten]

Hi Dave
I'll Hold off booking my return to Heathrow just yet
Cheers
Dale

[DaveB]

See above Dale.. you snuck that in while I was editing the first post

ATB
DaveB

[Vc Ten]

Cheers for the explaination Dave, I had wondered what the p was for on the flight no. No worries, will return to plan "a"
ATB Dale

[DaveB]

No problem Dale When I checked the flights out of KORD, there were no less than 4 positioning/ferry flights listed (hadn't been deleted) covering the York, Comet, Heron and DC3 which confirms my post above. All have since been deleted

Sorry your adventures in the Comet won't take you any further west. I think the furthest you can go in that direction is the west coast.. perhaps KLAX and these are in the 707 and (I think) 747. Not sure if the 10's go that far

ATB
DaveB