Originally Posted by
glueguy
Mrs Glueguy was LAS-PHX-TPA this morning. Landed fine and during the layover is when the excitement began. Flight was finally cancelled after 3-4 hours. FA's for the flight were coming from another terminal and were in the interterminal train. No one was allowed off the trains for >2 hours. When the flight was cancelled the GA specifically said it was not a timeout issue but rather a "legal issue" that caused the cancellation. Any idea what that means?
Timing out is based on a regulation, but maybe the GA meant a law enforcement issue of the crew not being able to get to the terminal. It’s still a bit of a non-sensical explanation, though they were probably trying to convey that it was outside the airline’s control. The crew wouldn’t have been transferring from another terminal as AA is only in terminal 4, but rather from the parking lot.