Can some one explain this

[Mashedpotatoes]

Below is part of today's departures board for Birmingham airport. A common theme on the full board is numerous flights all taking off at the same time to the same destination. Why do they do that ? Does it make life easier for traffic control ?

[jimmyjimjim]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Code_share

[Mashedpotatoes]

Right you are I was thinking Amsterdam was looking very popular today.

[jimmyjimjim]

[motomk]

Just put them in formation like the Red Arrows!

[Simpo Two]

Those are the times they order Cat Print T-shirts.

[Lotus 50]

Perhaps they were planning to race each other?

[Mr Cooper]

Delta, KLM and AirFrance are all part of Skyteam, they're the same flight but listed for customers who booked through the respective airline.

I fly on a Delta flight from Heathrow to Minneapolis but it is also listed as a KLM flight...

[Ali Chappussy]

I wonder how many sad acts have turned up at airports expecting to see many rare and exotic planes and it turns out to be a single KLM B737!!

[Eric Mc]

Why sad?