Japan earthquake related AA events / flight diversions
Mar 11, 2011, 8:30 am
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With six 777s now tied up in (or enroute to) Japan, I imagine there will be some knock-on effects of this event throughout the system, with a day or two of equipment substitution, and even flight consolidation/cancellation both to Europe and South America.
Any signs of this yet?
Any signs of this yet?
Mar 11, 2011, 8:35 am
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Don't be too hopeful. It's showing canceled on what I'm looking at.
I've been on ExpertFlyer looking at loads and flights are almost entirely zeroed out in all classes - ORD-NRT had three coach seats and that's about all I found today. Availability is out there in most classes tomorrow - but some gateways look to be coach only, others business only, C inventory for upgrades Y-J is available on some routes.
I'm canceling my trip - I have no need to be there in the middle of all this and I will reschedule for a time when I'm not going to be underfoot.
I've been on ExpertFlyer looking at loads and flights are almost entirely zeroed out in all classes - ORD-NRT had three coach seats and that's about all I found today. Availability is out there in most classes tomorrow - but some gateways look to be coach only, others business only, C inventory for upgrades Y-J is available on some routes.
I'm canceling my trip - I have no need to be there in the middle of all this and I will reschedule for a time when I'm not going to be underfoot.
Mar 11, 2011, 8:40 am
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I'll do what I can- send me a PM, not sure how long AA's stay will be. But if any FTers were diverted to ANC let us know.
Originally Posted by jackal
I am looking at the two AA 777s in ANC right now. Beautiful and rare site!
Haven't heard of any FTers stuck in ANC, but please PM me or beckoa if you are here and need assistance of any sort.
I can arrange ground transportation if you need me to. Please let us know if you need help.
(There's also supposed to be a UA 744 here, but it must be parked on the far side of the ramp.)
Haven't heard of any FTers stuck in ANC, but please PM me or beckoa if you are here and need assistance of any sort.
I can arrange ground transportation if you need me to. Please let us know if you need help.
(There's also supposed to be a UA 744 here, but it must be parked on the far side of the ramp.)
Mar 11, 2011, 9:04 am
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CXLs for 3/12 starting to go through
AA170 just cancelled. Presumably the rest of AA's NRT schedule is cancelled tomorrow as well. AA seems to have held out quite a while.
Cathay cancelled (hours ago) my HKG-NRT flight tomorrow so I'm staying far out of the way of those needing disaster relief (and travel relief) and going Cathay HKG-LAX on Sunday.
Good luck to everyone getting to where they need to be and thoughts with those affected.
Cathay cancelled (hours ago) my HKG-NRT flight tomorrow so I'm staying far out of the way of those needing disaster relief (and travel relief) and going Cathay HKG-LAX on Sunday.
Good luck to everyone getting to where they need to be and thoughts with those affected.
Mar 11, 2011, 9:31 am
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Yep... and AA is not allowing "trip in vain" for those of us who already have started our journeys because it's international and not domestic. They were unwilling to give me much flexibility on my multi-leg trip so I basically had to cancel it and they did a re-fare to get me home. I lost the majority of the value on my 8 segment ticket (of which I had only used 2 segments, both normally cheap domestic segments).
Mar 11, 2011, 9:33 am
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Yep... and AA is not allowing "trip in vain" for those of us who already have started our journeys because it's international and not domestic. They were unwilling to give me much flexibility on my multi-leg trip so I basically had to cancel it and they did a re-fare to get me home. I lost the majority of the value on my 8 segment ticket (of which I had only used 2 segments, both normally cheap domestic segments).
Mar 11, 2011, 9:47 am
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Report from the battlefield at HND
From a Fellow FTer via email
Against the advice of one of the JL agents, we moved from the international terminal to the domestic. When we got here, we found lots of good empty cardboard boxes, fresh blankets and boxes of "Emergency Food." See, they're distributing this in the domestic terminal, not the international. They're trying to save their own first!
We've set up camp in front of the rental car counters. Corrugated cardboard foundation topped with a layer of blankets. We're drinking beer and eating bread out of a can. "Bread for Preservation" is what the can says; I'm wondering if they meant "Bred for Preservation."
We also each got three cans -- a green one, a brown one and a purple one -- with four paragraphs of Japanese characters written on them. "Emergency Food" is the only English translation. I don't even see the Japanese people eating whatever's in these cans.
Cheers.
Against the advice of one of the JL agents, we moved from the international terminal to the domestic. When we got here, we found lots of good empty cardboard boxes, fresh blankets and boxes of "Emergency Food." See, they're distributing this in the domestic terminal, not the international. They're trying to save their own first!
We've set up camp in front of the rental car counters. Corrugated cardboard foundation topped with a layer of blankets. We're drinking beer and eating bread out of a can. "Bread for Preservation" is what the can says; I'm wondering if they meant "Bred for Preservation."
We also each got three cans -- a green one, a brown one and a purple one -- with four paragraphs of Japanese characters written on them. "Emergency Food" is the only English translation. I don't even see the Japanese people eating whatever's in these cans.
Cheers.
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Mar 11, 2011, 9:52 am
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Nope... and they were unwilling to send me home either without re-faring the ticket for today's "one-way" fare.
Natural disasters are definitely out of AA's control - but screwing over an many year's EXP 3MM? That does NOT sit well with me and I plan to be pretty vocal about their handling of this if it doesn't get fixed once they can get their own policies sorted out.
Natural disasters are definitely out of AA's control - but screwing over an many year's EXP 3MM? That does NOT sit well with me and I plan to be pretty vocal about their handling of this if it doesn't get fixed once they can get their own policies sorted out.
Mar 11, 2011, 9:53 am
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Nope... and they were unwilling to send me home either without re-faring the ticket for today's "one-way" fare.
Natural disasters are definitely out of AA's control - but screwing over an many year's EXP 3MM? That does NOT sit well with me and I plan to be pretty vocal about their handling of this if it doesn't get fixed once they can get their own policies sorted out.
Natural disasters are definitely out of AA's control - but screwing over an many year's EXP 3MM? That does NOT sit well with me and I plan to be pretty vocal about their handling of this if it doesn't get fixed once they can get their own policies sorted out.
Safe travels, techgirll!
Mar 11, 2011, 9:54 am
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Mar 11, 2011, 10:06 am
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AA has issued a Japan waiver
Here's the info:
Japan Travel Policy
Due to the earthquake that has impacted Japan, American Airlines will offer its customers the convenience to change their travel plans as listed below.
If you are traveling to/from/through: Tokyo, Japan Haneda (HND)
Tokyo, Japan Narita (NRT)
On the following dates: March 11-14, 2011
And your ticket was issued no later than: March 11, 2011
You may begin travel as late as: March 18, 2011
Original inventory required? No
The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change.
To change travel dates or for questions regarding refunds or destination changes, contact our Reservations personnel at 1-800-433-7300 within the United States or Canada. If you are calling from outside the United States or Canada, please check our Worldwide Reservations Numbers page.
Here's the info:
Japan Travel Policy
Due to the earthquake that has impacted Japan, American Airlines will offer its customers the convenience to change their travel plans as listed below.
If you are traveling to/from/through: Tokyo, Japan Haneda (HND)
Tokyo, Japan Narita (NRT)
On the following dates: March 11-14, 2011
And your ticket was issued no later than: March 11, 2011
You may begin travel as late as: March 18, 2011
Original inventory required? No
The ticket reissue charge will be waived for one ticket change.
To change travel dates or for questions regarding refunds or destination changes, contact our Reservations personnel at 1-800-433-7300 within the United States or Canada. If you are calling from outside the United States or Canada, please check our Worldwide Reservations Numbers page.
Mar 11, 2011, 10:17 am
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Luckily both NRT and HND are far from the epicenter that there’s not much damage to those airports. Of course that doesn’t mean they’re going to start opening up flights anytime soon.
The worst damage was at SDJ (Sendai Airport) which is the closest airport to the epicenter. The tarmac was completely swept away by the wave of tsunami that hit it as seen in this horrific video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d28_1299830727
Telegraph photo of SDJ / Sendai
The worst damage was at SDJ (Sendai Airport) which is the closest airport to the epicenter. The tarmac was completely swept away by the wave of tsunami that hit it as seen in this horrific video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d28_1299830727
Telegraph photo of SDJ / Sendai
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Mar 11, 2011, 10:23 am
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The worst damage was at SDJ (Sendai Airport) which is the closest airport to the epicenter. The tarmac was completely swept away by the wave of tsunami that hit it as seen in this horrific video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d28_1299830727
Cheers.
Mar 11, 2011, 11:58 am
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Luckily both NRT and HND are far from the epicenter that there’s not much damage to those airports. Of course that doesn’t mean they’re going to start opening up flights anytime soon.
The worst damage was at SDJ (Sendai Airport) which is the closest airport to the epicenter. The tarmac was completely swept away by the wave of tsunami that hit it as seen in this horrific video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d28_1299830727
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...0_1846677i.jpg
Telegraph photo of SDJ / Sendai
The worst damage was at SDJ (Sendai Airport) which is the closest airport to the epicenter. The tarmac was completely swept away by the wave of tsunami that hit it as seen in this horrific video: http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=d28_1299830727
http://i.telegraph.co.uk/multimedia/...0_1846677i.jpg
Telegraph photo of SDJ / Sendai
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