Originally Posted by
gpicur
Now the stand by list shows 48. Why all the stand bys ?
NYC ATC was causing delays. In commuter markets with frequent service, standby lists are traditionally long as people try to shave off 30 min of journey time if they arrive to airport early. Throw in ATC delays and every passenger on every flight (exaggeration) is trying to improve their dptr time by getting on an earlier flight. Compound that with misconnected passengers whose planes arrived to EWR late due to ATC, and they too, are trying to get on a flight earlier than the one they got rebooked on. It's the nature of the beast on high frequency routes and where ATC is causing both inbound and outbound delays. Nothing unique for the ORD/NYC markets.