Moderator: Hilton Honors, Practical Travel Safety Issues & San Francisco
Join Date: Jan 2001
Location: San Francisco CA
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I'm totally in favor of pilots being prudent
I just never encountered this before. I travel back-and-forth in the winter, usually on the 320, and I've never had this situation. Glad to know it's not all that uncommon, but I am a bit surprised they don't carry fuel in the winter for exactly this potentiality. I'm guessing they knew the potential for strong headwinds, as well as the need for deicing etc.
All in all not a big deal, and there were only two connecting passengers for whom they held the flight to San Diego.