Originally Posted by
ConciergeMike
Not to hijack, but shouldn't planning for the worst possible regarding one's schedule be something that any savvy traveler does, regardless of the airline involved?
Within reason, of course. If everyone planned for the worst case scenario (read: another 9/11-type closing of all US airspace for > 24 hrs), then no one would plan to fly anywhere. We'd all be driving, or walking.
It's all about setting one's own personal expectations of what can go wrong--I like to plan according to statistics and historical data, but everyone's mileage varies.