Originally Posted by
Thumper
Yesterday noon from DFW BDL, we had a one hour delay tacked on shortly after boarding for a noon departure. They let people get back off for the hour. Those of us getting updates from AA on our phones had faster information than the crew.
At 1PM we taxied to the runway, and then sat for another 45 minutes. In both cases the pilot explained the weather at our destination.
The storms were fierce in the northeast, throwing off schedules all over. A look at the departure board and all the delays told the story.
I also heard an unconfirmed report of a small fire that cased a ground stop.
here it is, now confirmed:
http://dfw.cbslocal.com/2015/07/30/s...s-fire-at-dfw/
DFW-BDL-DFW is cursed for me. Worst was 90 mins on ground at BDL waiting for ATC to allow westbound flow around a massive wall of storms coming into the NE. We then flew up into Canada, over the Great Lakes and dropped down to the west of Chicago. Upon landing at DFW, after 5 hours on the plane... you guessed it.. lightning at DFW! Another 90 minutes.
Right at the 7 hour mark, we disembarked.