Originally Posted by
tpeace
And getting dumped back in an airport terminal isn't all that appealing to me.
This is the part of the story that no one seems to be picking up on. The flight is going to be canceled. Any passengers will be left to fend for themselves. For some that might be better than arriving 5 hours late. For others it won't. But everyone is now going to be stuck in the terminal, potentially for days if the recent snowstorm cancellations are any indication (and I don't think they are too far off given the incredibly high load factors the airlines are showing these days).
Sure, you're not uncomfortable for 5 hours, but that doesn't mean that you'll actually get to your intended destination in a timely manner nor that you'l be cared for in the terminal.