Flight Delay Notification - 18 hours early
 

Original flight was leaving on Tuesday (the 17th) at 8:00am
On Monday (the 16th) at around 1:00pm I get a notification that the flight is delayed until 9:30am.
Does that mean I can count on that flight NOT leaving any earlier than 9:30 and plan accordingly?
Thanks

No. I can't locate the official page right now but I believe you're still supposed to be at the airport for the original departure time. I'll ask others to correct me if I'm wrong.

Yes, if the 9:30am time sticks (keep checking back) then you can arrive according to a 9:30 departure and not 8:00.

What is the flight in question? I'm guessing a delay like that this far in advance is most likely due to crew, lots of delayed flights today with weather on the east coast.

I've seen delays get reduced before, but that usually doesn't happen. In the event that your delay was reduced, you could use the flat tire rule.

As other said, keep an eye on it as you get closer. However, you do not need to show up 17 hours early and sit there. Your check in cutoff etc. are now based on the new departure time.

What flight is it? That will help us give you guidance on whether there is any chance that it could get undelayed or not. For example, if it is LGA-BOS, it is theoretically possible that they get you a new crew or new plane. If it is FRA-DFW, the aircraft is leaving at 9:30 AM for sure.

I've had half a dozen or so early morning delays out of a hub get popped back to their regular time. I woke up to one a month ago or so, only to see it get popped back once I had actually woken up; they took the crew from another flight and delayed it instead.

This is STL-PHX Flight 2574. Number is the same as the original. Just delayed for that hour and a half. Missing my connection in PHX so I'll have sit around for 3 hours until the next flight out (to SNA)

On a related matter. I paid for an MCE seat from PHX-SNA (for my wife) She was in row 3 / aisle. They stuck her way in the back / window on the rebooked flight. In order to get her back up front I had to pay again. For some reason, it did not recognize she had already paid. Suggestions on how to get my $$ refunded?
Thank you all.

Geez... if that were to happen there would then be a 4 or 5 hour layover in PHX as they rebooked us onto a later flight since the connection was going to be missed.

What's the best source for checking? AA's web site?

ExpertFlyer will give you the delay details. Your flight is indeed delayed due to crew.

I would for sure keep an eye on it tonight and early tomorrow morning. Not sure which crew would be working your PHX flight, but both of the incoming A320 flights tonight into STL (from DFW and PHX) are only showing minor sub 30 min delays. So if those flights arrive closer to on-time AA might possibly move the time up of your flight.

The crew that will bring those planes in are generally not the ones who go out, they cycle mid day, as the crew need 8 hours behind door for legal minimum rest, and they rarely cut it that close.

Lets just say they did that and I missed the flight. Would AA say it's my fault? And if I did not miss it and we get to PHX early enough to actually make my original connection (that they removed me from), how would that be handled?

If the flight were to get un-delayed then AA would typically do it tonight/overnight such that there is ample notice time. With late arriving crew from the night before they will know exactly when tomorrow's flight can depart as soon as the presumably delayed incoming flight arrives at STL tonight.

In an instance like this they are not going to all of the sudden find a new crew at 7am and decide to reinstate the original 8am departure time.

So if you were to miss it then yes it would technically be your fault, although given the situation it should be no problem to get an agent to flat tire rebook you onto a later option.

If it did change to an earlier time, then you would need to call or have an agent rebook you back to your original connecting flight.

no and you’d also be covered by this: https://www.flyertalk.com/forum/amer...il-2021-a.html

Thanks for the info!