AviationGeeks.com - Thanks a lot, American Airlines

The trio had traveled from Oklahoma City to West Palm Beach, Fla., last Friday to attend the wedding of my nephew. They were supposed to depart West Palm Beach at 6:10 p.m. Monday, connect at Dallas/Fort Worth Airport in mid-evening and arrive back in Oklahoma City around 10:30 p.m. Monday.

But the airplane that was to take them from Florida hadn't even left D/FW by 6:10 p.m. My relatives didn't get to board their flight until around 10 p.m. It arrived at D/FW around 12:30 a.m. Tuesday, long after the last Oklahoma City flight had departed.

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