Originally Posted by Blumie

Thanks for the update. I'm glad it all worked out. I have to say that in many, many LAX departures, I cannot remember any significant ground delay taking off. Was it traffic on the ground at LAX, or was there some sort of ATC ground hold that was delaying flights destined for JFK?

Originally Posted by Lefly

Big takeoff queue according to the pilot announcement. Exact reason for that, unknown.