Yes, it’s all about the money, but sometimes a series of cascading events can turn what would be an acceptably short delay into a huge delay. Recently I was on a flight that was being held while maintenance fixed something. After a while they determined that they needed a new part, which would not be available soon enough, so they had us disembark and wait for a new plane. That new plane was bigger and required an extra crew member, so we then had to wait while a crew member could be brought in. Then we had to wait for clearance to take off. Just when we thought we were home free, the crew timed out and the entire flight was canceled. All in, we had been delayed about nine hours.
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