Originally Posted by
dayone
No, it is not at all "pretty common."
Thank goodness, 3-4 hour waits are not common at all. Although I have experienced several, they've been spread over 12 years and 750,000 or so BIS miles. (although I don't find 4 hours unreasonable as a maximum time limit, I'm not sure I'd keep flying if 3-4 delays were "common".)