Originally Posted by
slippahs
A lot of people are commenting on weather. Unlike ORD, DEN, or other northern hubs, Northwest's MSP and DTW are actually VERY good at handling snow situations. This is confirmed over on the NW forum. Believe me. It could be snowing and that MSP-HNL flight will take off on time if the concern is a wx delay.
I agree. ORD never handles the weather well but for some reason MSP has it's stuff together. I flew through there on Wednesday on the A330 and there was snow on the ground and it was about 5 degrees out. The flight took off on time for a NW flight (i.e. about 15-20 minutes late) but we still arrived at HNL on time. I have yet to fly on a NW flight that did not sit at the gate for at least 10-15 minutes after departure even in the middle of summer.