Originally Posted by dmodemd

We had this happen to us on a Skywest E175 DAL-SEA with about an hour delay. I was up front and could hear the cockpit conversations. Pilots became aware of this delay shortly after boarding started. After everyone was boarded they made the decision to let everyone get off, even though they would have to re-board in about 20 minutes. It was a nice break and re-boarding went smoothly. Our wheels up time did stick to that time. We spent about 10 minutes in the penalty box before that time so it was held firm.

I have not had the ground stops if Seattle weather is perfect, but any periods of low ceilings during the day triggers the longer ground stops it appears. This is supposed to be wrapped up in December... not sure exactly when. I do see the work on the taxiway (forcing closure of the runway) being constant and making good progress, so I am hoping the pain ends sooner.