Our Pilots Aren't Here
Here's what happened when flying home with Delta from my father's funeral last weekend. My itinerary: Flight 1050 Depart Grand Rapids, MI 6:13pm Arrive Mpls-St. Paul 6:50pm Flight 2982 Depart Mpls-St. Paul 7:45pm Arrive Seattle 9:34pm I was flying home from my father's funeral. The first leg of my flight was uneventful. No weather problems. Even a rrived in Minneapolis, St. Paul a little bit early. When I checked the departure's board, I saw that my flight out of Minneapolis was delayed from 7:45pm to 9:18pm. When I arrived at the gate, I was told that the flight was delayed because Delta's "pilots were not there." Now, Delta has pilots everywhere at that airport. It's one of their main hubs. But Delta was flying our pilots in from another airport. At 9:18pm, we were notified that our pilots had been delayed, but would be arriving "shortly.' Around 9:45pm, a storm came in. I could see the rain and lightning through the airport