Originally Posted by
IMissThe747
I appreciate that United is planning ahead. Also, I'm curious what criteria would have led humans/computers to pro-actively delay this flight in response to the oncoming weather, and how that will help. Any ideas?
I'd guess that it is to allow for a lower arrival rate and waiting for potentially delayed inbound connections since recovery is problematic. By doing it this early, they can reset the crews sign-in time and preserve their allowable duty day.