I'm not saying there is a safety risk, but i'm saying this is becoming a recurring theme and if it is happening often then it should be informed at the time of booking the ticket that there is a strong chance of a delay due to the type of aircraft being operated. then yes, people would start to take affirmative action and maybe not book that ticket !!

I notice again the flight has stopped in Bangor, Maine today. At least they got as far as the US this time even if not quite to Chicago. So that's 3 times stopping in roughly 13 flights (was it cancelled on 2nd March?)

Let's look at this in a sensible way.

AA have obviously decided that they do not want to operate a 767 on this route. Very possibly because it would make the route uneconomical and they would end up pulling it altogether. With a 757 they can maintain the route.

MAN-ORD is a long way for the 757 and so on rare occasions it has to stop off for fuel.

Would you prefer them to cancel the MAN-ORD route completely as they cannot economically justify a larger aircraft? OR perhaps keep it as it is and accept that on rare occasions it may result in a tech stop.

The other option is to transfer through LHR or a US hub which is hardly more convenient or likely to speed things up is it?

That's great. Apart from they don't operate MAN-ORD!! Maybe their aircraft are all too big to make it economically viable :ugh:

JFK-EMA (767-300f) last tuesday 5hrs 55 mins , planned 7hrs 05:\