Originally Posted by
jbeauv
I had a dead head to EWR on OCT 17 on CA 4922 , departure time was 12:41, that is probably when we started boarding. Pushed from the gate 13:05, we sat in the penalty box until 13:55, Captain told us it was a ATC flow issue, I suspect it was due to missing the 12:41 departure. With that being said kudos to the crew for landing 0nly 15 minutes late in EWR.
Not necessarily, even if they closed the doors on time there was still a high chance of sitting in the penalty box for an hour or more. Nice catch up with time tho, they flew that jet ass off lol