Originally Posted by GreerApproach
Last time I did TOL-DTW we were:
--boarded and sat at the gate for an hour (tstorms)
--pushed back and held on the tarmac for an add'l hour (flow)
--finally cleared and put in the air...only to be put in a hold (!) for 45 mins (ATC)
--Landed, then there was a computer failure inside the terminal...and no a/c could park at a gate. 1 hour more on the taxiway sitting right outside the B gates.
Total time, TOL-DTW: approx 4 hrs 15 mins.
Yeesh.
Reminds me of flying DTW-YXU one winter day:
~45 min to YXU
~30 min circling
~45 min back to DTW
~60 min waiting for luggage
~3 hour drive to YXU
Those metro turboprops just could not handle the snow on the runway!