On flight delays
Sometimes airline personnel will not tell you the truth right away or will wait to make an announcement at the last possible minute in the hopes of delaying the wrath of passengers. The online flight status is more updated.
Note: The above may or may not be applicable to other airlines.
If you're like me, always on a budget, thus always stuck on a budget airline flight, these links to flight status updates may come in handy:
AirAsiaCebu Pacific
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