Originally Posted by
jsloan
However, it isn't uncommon for UA to wait until the last possible moment to post a delay. Also, they really do move flight times back up, even after posting a delay. They don't do it frequently, but it has happened. (I've been on a flight where it happened, and I saw it happen to a flight a relative was on earlier this week).
This. I and my wife can give personal experience…more than once. The first time this happened, way back in the PMUA days, we decided to take the time to enjoy one more nice meal in downtown Chicago. Until the two hour delay went back to on time mid-meal, and we rushed to pack up dinner to go and got in acab instead of on the L. She ran and was the last one onboard, she let me know later. I think at the time they even had a 10 or 12 point list of commitments, one of which was they wouldn't roll back delays🙄.
suffice it to say, we never tried that kind of thing again.