>>14888845 pb
Happens moar often than one would think anon. Aircraft have "crosswind limitations". Even though visability is good if the winds are abnormaly high it can wreak fucking havoc on the system. Airports like KLGA are forced to land and take off on the same runway and that delay ripples through the system. Ground stops begin to be implemented etc……You can be taxing out in KATL on a beautful day and be held on the ground because the airspace in the Northeast sector is slammed with traffic and bad weather, high winds, various other reasons. Crews start timing out. The airplane you were waiting on to take your kek ass to KLAX was the one coming from KATL etc…….With the new "Passenger's Right" rules once an aircraft is off the gate and is going to be delayed possibly up to 3 hours or moar now you have to go back to the gate on and on and on. Doesn't take much to fuck the system up.
That said, it is also likely that the crews individually are sending the company a message.