One of my "favorite" parts of these delays is the manner in which we are asked to stay on board at the end of the flight so that passengers with tight connections can have a shot at making them. I agree with helping my fellow passengers, so I don't mind waiting a bit to let them off if I don't have a connection myself. BUT what I don't like is that some FA's make it sound like it's going to be entirely our fault if a connection is missed without acknowledging that it was the AS mechanical that got us in so darn late in the first place.

I wish they would say something like "We're sorry that we got you here so late and have a favor to ask. Would you please allow fellow passengers with connections..." etc. My last flight on AS in December got in late due to a mechanical and ended with FA's pretty much ordering us to allow other passengers to get off with no apologies then (or during the flight from them or the flight crew) for the late arrival.

Thanks for letting me vent.