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Weather upstream from your flight can still be responsible. If the aircraft your flight is going to use gets delayed due to weather earlier in the day, that's
by saryant 13y ago
Weather upstream from your flight can still be responsible. If the aircraft your flight is going to use gets delayed due to weather earlier in the day, that's a weather delay, even if you had clear skies at your departure.
Airlines aren't responsible for weather delays, full stop.
- mixmastamyk 13y agoNope, we sat ready at the gate for a half hour past departure time. Clear skies in Houston as well.
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- Avitas 13y ago> Airlines aren't responsible for weather delays, full stop. Yes, exactly. "Airline-caused" means things like: - flight crew delays/unavailable - mechanical issues - overbooking
- nicwolff 13y agoNot even. If air crew is unavailable because a previous flight ran long due to headwinds and they are out of allowable flying hours for the day, week, or month? That's "weather-related" and you get nothing.
- Avitas 13y agoI agree, I could have been clearer by repeating the exclusion for weather delays on one or more line items. I'm sure there are even borderline cases where a denial by the airline might be questionable and your only course of action would be to repeatedly and/or strongly state your case, escalate the matter up the chain-of-command, call/file your case with the government (e.g., DOT ACPD), file a request for arbitration (i.e., if your ticket requires), file a small claims suit, etc.