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Originally Posted by V_RocKs
That is complete bullshit. The FAA has standards set and most planes carry so much extra fuel they actually toss it into the air before landing because the FAA also has rules for how much of a ball of fire you are allowed to create should you crash.
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What the pilot said was basically correct.
Planes carry enough fuel for the flight plus sufficient fuel to reach the furthest declared alternate diversion airport plus 30 minutes.
Dumping fuel is only ever done as an emergency measure, such as in the recent case of the Qantas A380 which had to return to its departure airfield and was substantially above its maximum landing weight.