See:
http://www.flyertalk.com/forum/showthread.php?t=455243
Many of us are experiencing a high number of flight delays and cancellations caused mostly by (unofficially) NW’s labor problems.
My travels over the past week or so:
DTW-ORD: delayed due to weather… from 12-hours ago (no time to catch-up NW?)
ORD-DTW: on-time
FNT-DTW: waited a few minutes for aircraft to arrive from MBS (!) – flight routed MBS-FNT-DTW due to missing aircraft in FNT (maintenance related)
DTW-LGA: cancelled due to maintenance
DTW-LGA: departed a half-hour late or so
LGA-DTW: massive delays into NYC due to weather, departed late
DTW-FNT: misconnected, opted to get ride home
FNT-DTW: cancelled due to maintenance, opted to drive to DTW
DTW-TPA: flight delayed 2+ hours awaiting inbound aircraft from ORD (delayed in ORD due to maintenance)
TPA-DTW: cancelled due to maintenance
TPA-DTW: aircraft pushed back on-time, sat on runway for 3+ hours due to “weather in Detroit” (
) … then flight delayed into next morning due to crew rest
TPA-DTW: (third attempt) departed/arrived when it was suppose to…
FNT-DTW: cancelled due to maintenance; after arguing with elite line rebooked onto AirTran nonstop into TPA
TPA-DTW: on-time
DTW-FNT: delayed two hours due to maintenance