I’m A Flight Attendant: This Is What We Actually Do During A Delay

Delays can happen to flights for any number of reasons due to things like technical issues, bad weather, airport congestion or even late-boarding passengers. Of course, delays are often unexpected and unpredictable, and of course, any time an aircraft is delayed, it costs the airline money, and a delay can run into thousands of dollars. In the background, ground operations staff will be planning around a delayed flight and want the flight to leave as soon as it is safe and able to do so, depending on the reason for the delay.