Originally Posted by
HeadInTheClouds
This kind of thing seems like a precursor to make United rethink its recent move to “more accurate” and honest descriptions of flight delays we now see on flight status updates. I predict a return to generic labels in the future if there is any risk of liability from what may be reported.
None of the new more accurate reports I’ve seen were anywhere near problematic. I had about a 20 minute delay and the reason was (I’m paraphrasing). Flight delayed while our crew calculated a new route to avoid turbulence. How is this anything but laudatory?