Originally Posted by
drewguy
Aren't there likely a bunch of pax in CPT waiting for a return flight as well?
I would guess so! I changed my return date and the flights back next week were mighty crowded.
Originally Posted by
LarryJ
Looks like an issue with the spoilers. Could be deferred, but that would impose an 18,000 pound weight penalty which wasn't workable on the very long flight. Pilot duty day limit, though they did agree to extend, didn't allow enough time to operate with a new airplane. Very little margin for delays on these ultra long-haul flights.
Fascinating. Given that the cancel time on Saturday was 11pm, when they offloaded us yesterday ~915pm I guessed that we'd either be back on very quickly or be canceled. I do always wonder why checks for these problems are not / can not be done before the plane shows up at the gate, but I admittedly know almost nothing about aircraft maintenance and airline logistics.