afternoon between NC and Maine. Weather wasn't the issue yesterday. The initial delay for an hour or so from DCA to Newark was due to volume - not weather.

Yes, one should keep the weather in mind, but as the Newsday story pointed out, the NE corridor is overloaded as its run now. Even without bad weather, one has to expect the possibility of long delays if one is heading toward the northeast.

At the moment, your general observation holds: The [link|http://www.fly.faa.gov/flyfaa/AirportLookup.jsp?q=ewr&go=1|problem in the northeast] is [link|http://www.wunderground.com/radar/mixedcomposite.asp?region=b5&size=2x&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1&MR=1|weather].

Cheers,
Scott.