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Originally Posted by The_Judge
probably ordering another round at the bar on the vouchers they were given. quote]
Well, next time I'm traveling I'll be sure to inquire about my "bar vouchers". Probably the airlines need a genius to tell them that if they want passengers to stay around at the gate during a delay, they should give out vouchers redeemable only at a concession near to that gate.
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Usually delays that change and have departure times suddenly move up are due to weather and/or ATC holds/stops. In that case the airline wouldn't be giving out vouchers anyway. Almost all of the mechanical delays I've experienced have stuck with the posted rescheduled departure time or have been pushed out to an even later time. Mechanics seem to know their jobs well and give good estimates for repair times based on the issue, availability of parts, etc. If they finish early it is usually by just a few minutes and not by an hour.
Additionally when there's a mechanical delay the captain re-schedules the takeoff slot with ATC based on the mechanics time estimate so it's different from a weather delay where ATC is calling the shots and can tell the captain he needs to push back in X minutes or lose his slot to another airplane.