Ah, another American Operational nightmare.

Flight is scheduled for an on-time departure of 0815.  Until it’s time to board.  Then we learn that our plane is still at the hanger.  WTF?  Then, the gate agent lets it slip that maintenance is looking over the plane.  JFC.  We know how this goes.

Plane arrives and we finally start boarding at 0830 or so.  New departure is 0900.  I know this because AA texted me, not the gate monitors.  Those don’t even list my flight anymore.

Board the plane.  Now it’s a 0915 departure.  

0915 comes and goes.  Here we sit.  

Cockpit door is open.  Captain is hanging out.  People are getting up.  They’ve lost control.

I ring my call button.  One of the FAs comes over and I ask why are we delayed?  He said we are waiting on luggage.  I asked him to check with the Captain and perhaps, just maybe, they could make an announcement so we know what the fuck is going on.

He comes back from the cockpit to advised that we are fueling.  FUELING?  What in the crippling fuck have they been doing all morning?  I got up at 0400 and made it to the airport.  I expect the same courtesy.

0925.  Still no PA.  Captain is hanging out in first.  I have to pee.  These fuckers are outter limits.  Customer Service is dead.