Originally Posted by
worldwidetraveler
CO63 departure (MAD-EWR)on Wednesday was delayed 2.5 hours because of the late arrival of CO62. As a result we missed our scheduled connection at EWR.
At check-in in MAD we were told CO62 (dep. 9/6) was delayed due to weather/ATC. However the crew on CO63 said the delay was "mechanical".
Just out of curiosity, is there a way to determine the real reason for the delay?
Could be both? It went mechanical, and then due to weather, there was ATC?