Originally Posted by
zombietooth
I never trust anything any GA or FA says. I immediately start looking for alternative flights and check FlightAware for flight info. I've noticed on several occasions where the GA has announced 30-45 min delay which turned into hours, that FA more accurately predicted the actual delay.
This. Years ago I was flying IAD-ORD-SEA and when we landed at ORD, we were sent to the penalty box because there were no gates available. When I realized my flight to SEA was going to leave without me, I used the airphone (yeah, it was a long time ago) and quickly changed my flight.