Originally Posted by
Antarius
This is the AA special. At an outstation where the inbound aircraft hasn't even departed the hub, AA shows on time until 10 minutes before departure.
Apparently, AA operates SR-71s.

Yes. This. Happened last time I flew ORD-LHR. They kept extending the delay by 30 minutes at a time. For SIX HOURS. Luckily the ORD Flagship was operational at the time. Y pax had to wait at the gate the whole time. This is cruel and unusual punishment.