DCA/EWR Travel Advisory February 4-7, 2010
Feb 5, 2010, 12:00 am
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DCA/EWR Travel Advisory February 4-7, 2010
For those traveling to the East Coast this weekend... good luck ^
Originally Posted by alaskaair.com
Travel Advisory
East Coast Snow Storm
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are providing the following options to reschedule or rebook flights without incurring the standard change fees. All rescheduled travel may be subject to higher fares.
If your flight has been canceled, you can request a refund. Flights must be changed prior to the originally scheduled departure date.
Details on Exception Policy
Event Travel To/From Tickets Purchased On/Before Travel Dates Exception Policy
East Coast Snow Storm Washington, DC (DCA) or Newark (EWR) February 4, 2010 February 4-7, 2010 Change Fees waived if new travel starts on or before February 11, 2010.
East Coast Snow Storm
Alaska Airlines and Horizon Air are providing the following options to reschedule or rebook flights without incurring the standard change fees. All rescheduled travel may be subject to higher fares.
If your flight has been canceled, you can request a refund. Flights must be changed prior to the originally scheduled departure date.
Details on Exception Policy
Event Travel To/From Tickets Purchased On/Before Travel Dates Exception Policy
East Coast Snow Storm Washington, DC (DCA) or Newark (EWR) February 4, 2010 February 4-7, 2010 Change Fees waived if new travel starts on or before February 11, 2010.
Feb 5, 2010, 12:12 am
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Flew right into the heart of an anticipated storm 
My aunts thought I might should reconsider canceling and rebooking. But I paid $240 for this flight and there is no way AS will sell LAX-DCA r/t this low unless they announce another "Hot Deals On Ice" sale.
Will see how things will turn out.... It is supposed to return to normal on Sunday [the day I fly out]...
Feb 5, 2010, 12:22 am
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Flew right into the heart of an anticipated storm My aunts thought I might should reconsider canceling and rebooking. But I paid $240 for this flight and there is no way AS will sell LAX-DCA r/t this low unless they announce another "Hot Deals On Ice" sale.
Will see how things will turn out.... It is supposed to return to normal on Sunday [the day I fly out]...
If you want... its about $500 RT from DC to ANC - you can nest a trip up north if you get 'stuck'
Feb 5, 2010, 12:34 am
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Sounds like a good idea! DCA-SEA-ANC-OGG-PDX-SEA-STS-LAX... That is going to be my rerouting plan if my flight gets cancelled
Have school on Monday 
$500 R/T.... Thank goodness I live in the lower 48 states
$500 sounds like a decent deal for ANC, since all LAX-ANC flights are well into the $600-700 range. Perhaps I should plan my next ANC trip from DCA.
Feb 5, 2010, 6:10 pm
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Sunday AS #5 Canceled
My Sunday return flight got canceled and they rebooked me for Monday...
Got to write an email to my professor and my boss that I will not be in on Monday. Good thing our quiz got postponed to the 15th. *whew*
Got to write an email to my professor and my boss that I will not be in on Monday. Good thing our quiz got postponed to the 15th. *whew*
Last edited by golfingboy; Feb 5, 2010 at 6:38 pm
Feb 5, 2010, 9:30 pm
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Guess AS 6 didn't make it then
Originally Posted by alaskaair.com
Flight: 6 Alaska Tracker will be available when flight is airborne.
From: Los Angeles to Washington, DC-Reagan National
Date: Friday, February 05, 2010
Page Last Updated: 7:30:59 PM update
Departure Scheduled Actual Gate Arrival Scheduled Actual Comments Alerts
Los Angeles 1:08 PM See comments Washington, DC-Reagan National 8:56 PM See comments Canceled
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Flight: 6 Alaska Tracker will be available when flight is airborne.
From: Los Angeles to Washington, DC-Reagan National
Date: Saturday, February 06, 2010
Page Last Updated: 7:32:34 PM update
Departure Scheduled Actual Gate Arrival Scheduled Actual Comments Alerts
Los Angeles 1:08 PM See comments Washington, DC-Reagan National 8:56 PM See comments Canceled
From: Los Angeles to Washington, DC-Reagan National
Date: Friday, February 05, 2010
Page Last Updated: 7:30:59 PM update
Departure Scheduled Actual Gate Arrival Scheduled Actual Comments Alerts
Los Angeles 1:08 PM See comments Washington, DC-Reagan National 8:56 PM See comments Canceled
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Flight: 6 Alaska Tracker will be available when flight is airborne.
From: Los Angeles to Washington, DC-Reagan National
Date: Saturday, February 06, 2010
Page Last Updated: 7:32:34 PM update
Departure Scheduled Actual Gate Arrival Scheduled Actual Comments Alerts
Los Angeles 1:08 PM See comments Washington, DC-Reagan National 8:56 PM See comments Canceled
Feb 5, 2010, 10:22 pm
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Nope... F
They rebooked me automatically and sent an email notifying me of my schedule change... I did not have to do anything so that was nice! ^
Do Golds in IRROPS have higher priority for upgrades vs. booked golds if they rebook my flight around the 72 hour window?
I used a cert, so I would assume I had higher priority as long as U was available... But, I am really glad that they rebooked me in F not Y and that is the least AS could do for me in this situation.. ^
Yeah, the Sat. AS6 flight is canceled... I was hoping that it might make it since the storm should be over around 5pm tomorrow and the plane is not due to arrive until around 9pm... Guess AS decided that it was not worth risking it...
They rebooked me automatically and sent an email notifying me of my schedule change... I did not have to do anything so that was nice! ^
Do Golds in IRROPS have higher priority for upgrades vs. booked golds if they rebook my flight around the 72 hour window?
I used a cert, so I would assume I had higher priority as long as U was available... But, I am really glad that they rebooked me in F not Y and that is the least AS could do for me in this situation.. ^
Yeah, the Sat. AS6 flight is canceled... I was hoping that it might make it since the storm should be over around 5pm tomorrow and the plane is not due to arrive until around 9pm... Guess AS decided that it was not worth risking it...
Feb 5, 2010, 10:38 pm
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Nope... F
They rebooked me automatically and sent an email notifying me of my schedule change... I did not have to do anything so that was nice! ^
Do Golds in IRROPS have higher priority for upgrades vs. booked golds if they rebook my flight around the 72 hour window?
I used a cert, so I would assume I had higher priority as long as U was available... But, I am really glad that they rebooked me in F not Y and that is the least AS could do for me in this situation.. ^
Yeah, the Sat. AS6 flight is canceled... I was hoping that it might make it since the storm should be over around 5pm tomorrow and the plane is not due to arrive until around 9pm... Guess AS decided that it was not worth risking it...
They rebooked me automatically and sent an email notifying me of my schedule change... I did not have to do anything so that was nice! ^
Do Golds in IRROPS have higher priority for upgrades vs. booked golds if they rebook my flight around the 72 hour window?
I used a cert, so I would assume I had higher priority as long as U was available... But, I am really glad that they rebooked me in F not Y and that is the least AS could do for me in this situation.. ^
Yeah, the Sat. AS6 flight is canceled... I was hoping that it might make it since the storm should be over around 5pm tomorrow and the plane is not due to arrive until around 9pm... Guess AS decided that it was not worth risking it...
Nice of them to keep you in the same Class of Service
Feb 6, 2010, 10:35 am
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They closed PIT today because they could not keep up with the snow removal. It has been claimed that they have never closed the airport before due to snow. Oh well...
Snow here started in the evening, and I noticed this little tidbit:
Doubling a 110 year old record!
Lots of power outages near the city, although im about an hour outside of town (east-ish), and other than impassable roads, things are normal.
Snow here started in the evening, and I noticed this little tidbit:
Statement as of 2:01 am EST on February 06, 2010
... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Pittsburgh PA...
A record snowfall of 11.4 inches was set at Pittsburgh PA yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 4.7 inches set in 1899.
... Record daily maximum snowfall set at Pittsburgh PA...
A record snowfall of 11.4 inches was set at Pittsburgh PA yesterday.
This breaks the old record of 4.7 inches set in 1899.
Lots of power outages near the city, although im about an hour outside of town (east-ish), and other than impassable roads, things are normal.
Feb 6, 2010, 4:44 pm
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Feb 6, 2010, 5:13 pm
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I posted some pictures in the Alaska Airlines Lounge Thread. Maokh who is in the surburbs of Pittsburgh right now also posted a picture.
Feb 6, 2010, 10:13 pm
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They closed PIT today because they could not keep up with the snow removal. It has been claimed that they have never closed the airport before due to snow. Oh well...
Snow here started in the evening, and I noticed this little tidbit:
Doubling a 110 year old record!
Lots of power outages near the city, although im about an hour outside of town (east-ish), and other than impassable roads, things are normal.
Snow here started in the evening, and I noticed this little tidbit:
Doubling a 110 year old record!
Lots of power outages near the city, although im about an hour outside of town (east-ish), and other than impassable roads, things are normal.