Originally Posted by
pbartp
Friend of mine is on 117 EWR-HKG today. Left gate about 40 mins late due to maintenance. Taxied for takeoff and now they are returning to gate. They are now 1 hour and 45 mins beyond scheduled departure time. Anybody know how much cushion they have before crew timeout?
The crew has timed out, they returned to the gate and have told the pax another crew is coming so they can depart tonight. Your friend is texting me too