Originally Posted by
RobertS975
I have had flightaware.com show flights delayed at the gate AFTER the door was closed show the flight as "taxiing for takeoff " when we were sitting at the gate with the jetway attached and the door reopened.
I think it depends on how long the delay is. I flew ATL-SEA this week and we had to de-ice and there was a log jam for it. We took off late but landed early. DL pads their schedules a lot, that's how they end up getting the best on time performance trophy every year.