[tachnyrus]

I should have mentioned that there were storms in the DC area earlier (around 7pm'ish), which I assumed was why the DC-Buffalo flight was delayed to 10:30 in the first place. However, the plane which was supposed to ferry the crew did arrive, just without any crew on board, so it seems to be more of a scheduling screwup or a very very loose definition of "weather problems".

Either way, while I can't say we were too happy about the flight situation, it does seem to be pretty common for US airlines. What annoyed me more than the airline's weaseling though, was the bit*h of a supervisor at the ticketing counter. Which sadly, judging from the posts on this board, is also pretty common for US airlines...