Currently delayed at LGA, going on 7 hours. Why, when flights are all going to the same city (where weather has previously delayed everyone), do they not catch up and leave in the order of their original departure times? I know flights are coming in from different cities, but literally every other flight going to my city (DFW) has now left except us. In a route with many flights per day, seems like this could be more balanced?
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There could be a whole laundry list of possible reasons why. If all the other DFW flights have gone and you’re still waiting, I’d bet that it’s probably a crew issue. Crews can only work so many hours by regulations, so it’s likely one of them would not legally be able to fly the flight anymore due to the original delays. If the airline doesn’t have any reserve crews available, then they have to fly someone in on another flight. They could also call fatigue, basically saying “I’m too tired to safely work this flight” and cause the same issue.
Could be something broken on the plane that needs to be fixed, or might cause it not to be able to legally fly the route if there is a chance of hitting weather en route.
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