FlyerTalk Forums - View Single Post - Weirdest Delta flight ever for me- MX delay followed by slow airspeed
Thread: Weirdest Delta flight ever for me- MX delay followed by slow airspeed
View Single Post
Old Jan 28, 2022 | 10:44 pm
  #9  
turkeyRIOO
All eyes on you!
15 Years on Site
 
Join Date: Jul 2007
Location: ATL
Programs: AA Plat Skymiles DM MM, a+ rewards lifetime elite, AS, Marriott plat, PC plat, HH gold
Posts: 1,302
Originally Posted by Raymoland
Sounds to me like a single pack issue. Packs are airconditioning units that keep the cabin pressurized. When one is inop it restricts aircraft to lower altitudes. At lower altitudes you get lower true airspeeds and if there were higher winds as well that could account for the slower speed.
I would buy this one except every other flight at similar times was between FL300 and FL340 and had at least 60 mph better ground speed. The original MX delay was for thrust reverser.
turkeyRIOO is offline  
Reply