How has your recent airline experience been?

[susanstewart]

I'm trying to remain in good spirits but lately it feels like 9 out of 10 flights are being delayed, so much so that it's taking me 11-12 hours for trips that used to take <4-5 hours. I had to travel for work this week and on Monday it took me 12 hours and I arrived ~6 hours later than I was supposed to. Today I'm supposed to head home and if my trip isn't delayed anymore I'll be home 6 hours later than originally planned as well. Both because my initial flight delay pushed me into having to move my 2nd flight.

It wasn't the best before Covid but since, flying has been an absolutely frustrating experience for me and I have to a lot a full day on the front and back ends of all my trips...and I'll usually need it.

Are a lot of you having similar experiences?

[sn26567]

I'm trying to remain in good spirits but lately it feels like 9 out of 10 flights are being delayed, so much so that it's taking me 11-12 hours for trips that used to take <4-5 hours. I had to travel for work this week and on Monday it took me 12 hours and I arrived ~6 hours later than I was supposed to. Today I'm supposed to head home and if my trip isn't delayed anymore I'll be home 6 hours later than originally planned as well. Both because my initial flight delay pushed me into having to move my 2nd flight.

It wasn't the best before Covid but since, flying has been an absolutely frustrating experience for me and I have to a lot a full day on the front and back ends of all my trips...and I'll usually need it.

Are a lot of you having similar experiences?

Where are you flying from? Where are you flying to?

Last week I had a flight with a 6-and-a-half-hour delay, but this is rather exceptional and due to a tech problem with the Boeing 737-700, necessitating a change of planes. It was a TUIfly Belgium flight from Brussels to Naples and Palermo.

[susanstewart]

Domesticallyslope, flying within the USA