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The point both of you are missing is that the airlines have decided to staff and schedule as if they will never, ever have any delays or problems. When those problems inevitably and all too frequently occur the result is a shambles. Is it too much to ask for some contingency planning?

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I think it's super weird for some of you to think that there's just planes and crews hanging out at airports, just waiting to be deployed on an as-needed basis. No.

Anyway, I was treated to a 4-5 hour delay last week, it was because the plane that flew us was grounded in Milwaukee for several hours earlier in the day due to weather. It happens. I was happy and maybe lucky that they decided to fly well into the night to complete the flights though rather than just cancel them.