operational difficulties

operational difficulties
   the ostensible reason why your journey will be delayed
   The excuse given by transport operators, especially of trains and aircraft, to cover up breakdowns or incompetence. Also as operating difficulties:
    The Aeroflot flight was eight minutes late.
   For 'operational reasons' the girl at information explained. (Seymour, 1982 — for most airlines eight minutes late is early) 'Operating difficulties', I assume, which is BR-speak for some ASLEF slob, having drunk fourteen pints of beer the previous evening, now gone 'sick' and failed to turn up. (A. Clark, 1993 — BR was the stateowned British railway network and ASLEF the main union to which engine drivers belonged)

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