Originally Posted by
docbert
United's own policy is more strict at 12 hours. Of course, anything in the 8-12 hour range would be an issue for the company to handle and not "illegal" as such.
I can see that ending poorly...
"Your flight has been delayed as one of the pilots ate a dodgy vindaloo and now has a bad case of the squirts."
That' s not the same. If the pilots are arrested and charged it' s a matter of public record. Force the airline to put the reason as to why the flight was delayed and let the passengers who are delayed on this flight and any other flight down the line ( since the plane was probably used for another flight after) sue the airline and those two pilots for any damages they may suffer as a result of the delay. I' m pretty sure the airline and those pilots would pay up rather than deal with hundreds of lawsuits.