Originally Posted by
yyzgigi
Why won’t air Canada delay a flight until it knows how much to delay it? 07:00 in CDG and AC873 still showing on time at 12:05. Supplied by AC872 which is currently posting a 4:50 delay and “expected to depart in 0:30 minutes”, but best I can tell by my no movement on the cleared upgrade list hasn’t even started boarding as it takes 8h to tow a plane from domestic to international. Anyone not paying attention might believe that AC873 might not be delayed by 5+ hours and think about heading to the airport.
i understand when you’re delayed by an hour you don’t want to post an update until departs and you actually leave understanding how long the delay will actually be, but this is just stupid.
I just looked at 872 on the APP - departing in a few minutes. I looked at 873 for Monday showing on time and then looked at the incoming flight (872) - it shows Cancelled ?????
I do have sympathy for AC given the weather in YYZ, but agree with your point. Just be realistic when the inbound is delayed, especially when there is no chance of using a different aircraft.
Edit: Looks like 872 is cancelled. I don't know about 873, but there are worse places to be stranded than in Paris, assuming you don't have a pressing need to get back. Best of luck!