[HN Gopher] Why Delta is still canceling flights as other airlin...
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       Why Delta is still canceling flights as other airlines return to
       normal
        
       Author : SonOfKyuss
       Score  : 46 points
       Date   : 2024-07-22 18:10 UTC (4 hours ago)
        
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       | some_random wrote:
       | tldr: their crew tracking system was disrupted which has caused
       | cascading problems, similar to what happened to southwest last
       | year
        
       | jmugan wrote:
       | I was stuck overnight in Atlanta last week (before all of this)
       | because they couldn't find a pilot. They had everyone sitting at
       | the gate until 2am, when they finally gave up and rescheduled the
       | flight for the next day.
        
         | christkv wrote:
         | Not even end on month where it happens more often as pilots run
         | out of hours then can fly in a month.
        
           | Marsymars wrote:
           | It seems like it would make more sense to limit hours on a
           | 30-day rolling basis rather than based on calendar months.
        
             | iamtheworstdev wrote:
             | there are rolling limits as well as calendar limits.
             | depends on the airline and union cba.
        
         | pwillia7 wrote:
         | Hey this happened to me last week (before all of this) in JFK
         | for the same reason. People even came to the gate while we were
         | on the plane and said the pilot just landed 3 gates away, but
         | he never came to our plane lol.
         | 
         | They even ran out of hotel vouchers and were making people go
         | 90 minutes away at 1 AM when the flight was scheduled (and took
         | of at) 6.
        
       | 3hoss wrote:
       | To quote John Mulaney: "Because we're Delta Airlines, and life is
       | a fucking nightmare."
        
       | paul7986 wrote:
       | Took about 15 to 20 flights in 2023 and the best experience was
       | Spirit (majority were Spirit out of their hubs); pack things in
       | bookbag, put bookbag under seat, get off plane quickly and saved
       | 1,000s cumulatively.
       | 
       | United was the worst due to someone smelling up the plane & they
       | didnt clean the bathroom .. made everyone gag.
       | 
       | Everyone hates on Spirit but if you're a frequent traveler who
       | flies lite and likes to travel a lot/ not spend a lot they rock .
       | If you are expecting same level of svc as more expensive airlines
       | then you should spend that extra money.
        
         | trte9343r4 wrote:
         | I like Ryanair for similar reasons. "Premium" airlines give you
         | a bit more leg room, but that extra space is filled up with
         | pouch and useless magazines.
         | 
         | Budget airlines are in some way better organized and
         | streamlined. For example they do not allow dogs on board, like
         | at all :-)
        
       | zaxmyth wrote:
       | I'm on a delta flight right now that was delayed because they
       | couldn't locate one of the flight attendants. Thankfully it was
       | resolved but they are definitely still struggling to sort this
       | all out.
        
         | tomcar288 wrote:
         | i was on a flight 2 days ago that was delayed for over 2 hours
         | because they were waiting for one of the flight attendants to
         | show up.
        
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