MrAndy1369

I'm at DCA. AA4632 (DCA-PIT) was on time until about 30 minutes before boarding, delayed to 7 then 7:30 rapidly. Inbound (AA4435) from RDU was diverted to PIT due to weather. GA says that the flight will come back and then it's 7:30pm still. The AA app shows a 5:45pm arrival for the inbound to DCA, FlightAware shows landed and nothing else. I'm unsure about 5:45pm because it's almost 5:45 and nothing; the flight was diverted about 45 mins ago.

My question: this trip is a trip I really want to take. However, the chances of a cancellation altogether seems high, given crew timeout and the diversion itself. Should I cancel and not waste my time at the airport? GA was ambiguous, saying the flight was scheduled to leave at 7:30pm but that she didn't know anything beyond that.

Thanks!

DataPlumber

You're answer is right there in the first sentence. You don't have the first clue when the crew started their day, so don't over think it. It could be your inbound is their first leg of the day.

MrAndy1369

Update: the flight ended up leaving 2 1/2 hours late and landed into PIT at 9pm.

I felt very fortunate, because usually RJs are the first to get the shaft during IRROPS.