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To keep their lucrative airport slots, European airlines are frequently forced to do something incredibly wasteful.

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To keep their lucrative airport slots, European airlines are frequently forced to do something incredibly wasteful.

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To keep their lucrative airport slots, European airlines are frequently forced to do something incredibly wasteful.
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