06/18/2026
Big delays at Denver International Airport on Sunday. The ATC Command Center agreed with SWA & UAL that priority was going to be given to airborne aircraft. That :30-:60 minute delays were acceptable. The tower coordinator advised against this decision. It then put the departing bank of aircraft in delays compounded by the arrivals turning and getting into the mix of departures too. Over 800 flights were delayed in some fashion because of this decision. You wished they would learn.