American Airlines Pilots Save Delayed Chicago-LA Flight (liveandletsfly.com)

Passengers cheered as two American Airlines pilots flew in from Dallas to operate a severely delayed flight from Chicago O'Hare to Los Angeles. The A321 aircraft sat at the gate for hours without assigned crew, causing departure times to slip from 7:10 p.m. to nearly midnight. One traveler received a complimentary first-class upgrade after many passengers abandoned the trip.