Originally Posted by bse118

I just landed in Denver off the June 29 BA219 (LHR-DEN) which was something like 2 hrs 40 mins late. (Just shy of EU261 threshold...argh).

Pilot said that the reason for the delay was "no one showed up to tow the aircraft from the maintenance base to the gate."

But I, and my bags arrived, so seems from this thread I should consider that a success.

(T5 flight connections queue was absolutely massive, definitely paid to go the landside/gold wing route today)