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Originally Posted by Silent Bob
You say heavy, but just how heavy, give us an example.
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Actually, please don't!
I regularly book non-stop flights in excess of three hours. What, may I ask, is the difference? The only difference is that usually one is actually going somewhere while in the case of a tarmac delay one is not. One is still, however, stuck in a plane. At least during Tarmac delays they usually let you use cellphones and, if you're lucky, you can pick up a WiFi signal if you're close enough to a terminal building. I'm lucky since I carry an AT&T wireless card for my laptop and can connect to the internet wherever I can get a cell signal.
And yes, before anyone asks, I have involved in a few lengthy tarmac delays. The worst were at Newark and Denver and both involved snow. On one occasion, also at Newark, the delay was ATC related and the weather over the airport was fairly good but all around us there were thunderstorms.