As I'm writing this post, I am sitting in the Stuttgart Airport (STR) waiting for a flight to Heathrow to board in 30min. As it turns out, the plane hadn't left London yet, and factoring in a 1:28 flight time, 30min for clean-up, I'd be looking at close to 1.5-2 hour delay. All we know from the BA rep is that the plane is getting swapped due to mechanical issues.
This is where a useful website called Flight Aware comes in handy. This site allows you to track flights (close to) real time, and more importantly, this will provide fairly good delay information as well as estimates on gate pushback, take-off, and landing times. Apparently they get their info from government sources, airlines, and other factors. In my experience the information has been accurate, and I've used it several times to find out the real scoop on what a delay is anticipated to take. Next time you're on a flight, give this a shot and see if it works for you.
This is where a useful website called Flight Aware comes in handy. This site allows you to track flights (close to) real time, and more importantly, this will provide fairly good delay information as well as estimates on gate pushback, take-off, and landing times. Apparently they get their info from government sources, airlines, and other factors. In my experience the information has been accurate, and I've used it several times to find out the real scoop on what a delay is anticipated to take. Next time you're on a flight, give this a shot and see if it works for you.
