Originally Posted by
euslaner
Not necessarily true. The first flight (IAD-EWR) had an 8:15 a.m. departure. Extraordinarily unlikely that the crew was coming from another flight. The gate agents did not know where the crews were on any of these flights and at times lied about the causes of the delay (weather--it's always terrible somewhere) and they lied to other passengers about whether they could make their connections (telling most people yes when this could not possibly be the case). And the gate agent in EWR told passengers with connections that he didn't know anything about IAD so he couldn't tell them how to get from the A gates to the C gates. Would it have taken much time to learn a bit about this so passengers knew what they had to do? I was able to speak to several passngers and let them know what they had to do.
Whatever the causes of the delays, they are unacceptable if they occur almost all of the time.
I don't think that you read the earlier post.
Crews have mandated rest periods (mandated by federal law). When their inbound flight arrives late the night before, they can't depart the next AM until X hours have elapsed.
That's common across all carriers when there is bad weather somewhere in the system. You won't find it different on AA or DL.
You may find it unacceptable and, if you do, should definitely file a complaint with DOT, suggesting that it lighten up on the rules. Most people understand why have a well-rested crew is a good idea and why weather, ATC and even mechanical delays all combine to create the situation.