Originally Posted by bubbashow

Well, I have flown a lot so far in 2014. I have seen the rolling effect of thunderstorms in the northeast on the entire system, I have seen planes break, I have seen passengers get sick, I have seen 2-hour delays turn into on-time departures, I have seen on-time departures turn into two hour delays. I have seen airlines able to swap aircraft and "make up" a lot of time. I am a traveler. I am a well-educated, well-spoken, (most-importantly) well-behaved traveler. As a traveler, I know anything is possible. I am also responsible enough to know that if I book something so tight that an hour delay can ruin it, I do so at my own risk.