Originally Posted by
bldr1k
It could have been a coincidence but I had more mechanical delays and cancellations in the last few months then I've had in the last 5 years combined.
Mechanicals don't count
The Airline lobby years ago convinced the DOT not to count mechanicals against them as it could "scare" customers away. The numbers we get are worthless. I'm not sure if they include intl but I don't think so. I just used an example. If UA has 100 flights and 99 are delayed but all due to mechanical, well they can say they have a 100% on time rate since only the one flight counts.