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Old Jan 6, 2014 | 9:22 am
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Originally Posted by DawgmanOH
Just a wild guess but, weather? If the crew is coming in from somewhere where weather is an issue? Or if weather in the city is preventing pilots/crew from getting to their job? Could be wrong, though.
Got to disagree with you.

In the former case, UA should have some reserve pilots at ORD on standby. ORD is one of their largest hub, I'm sure there are plenty of pilots based out of there.

In the latter case, if the passengers are able to make it to the airport, why can't the pilots?
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