Originally Posted by
Often1
This could have been due to:
1. WX conditions (which change constantly)
2. ATC
3. Security (which would account for the vague language). Some people prefer to be delayed rather than brought down my a missile.
WX conditions - weather conditions or what is this?
ATC - no idea what this is.
I concur, a delay would be preferable to a missile-strike. It would definitely be covered by extraordinary circumstances though, so seeing how this was years ago and the airlines hardly is interested to compensate us, there shouldn't be much trouble stating that it was extraordinary security reasons that caused the delay.