Originally Posted by
DCLoppy
So UA 146 was 3 hours late due to a delayed inbound to Newark from Denver , which delayed the Newark to IAD, and then, right as we started to board they announced they were short a flight attendant and, at 1 am had to wake someone up and get them to come to work! How does that happen at a major hub? Is no one on standby?
I doubt that the flight attendant went missing. It's possible that someone fell ill on the previous flight, but, IMO, it's more likely that one of them timed out due to the delays. Presumably, they thought they would be able to get the flight off while that FA was legal, but they had one too many delays.