Ground Stop in ATL??
Aug 23, 2015, 7:14 am
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Sitting at the gate here in ATL for CVG. When I was on the train to the airport, skies were incredibly dark.
Aug 23, 2015, 9:21 am
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Three separate short-duration G/S earlier, including one requested by Delta to stop their mainline and sub departures from ZDC and ZDC airports. Looks like the line of weather is way east of ATL now.
Aug 23, 2015, 9:22 am
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ATL had two GSs this morning. The second one (below) was likely what affected you.
Better to wait on the ground that divert to some small airport with 30 other DL flights and then wait 3-4 hours to be fueled (hoping your crew doesn't timeout).
From the FAA:
Better to wait on the ground that divert to some small airport with 30 other DL flights and then wait 3-4 hours to be fueled (hoping your crew doesn't timeout).
From the FAA:
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MESSAGE: CTL ELEMENT: ATL ELEMENT TYPE: APT ADL TIME: 1240Z GROUND STOP PERIOD: 23/1131Z - 23/1345Z DEP FACILITIES INCLUDED: (Manual) ZDC ZME ZHU ZJX ZMA ZID ZTL PREVIOUS TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 1431 / 58 / 20 NEW TOTAL, MAXIMUM, AVERAGE DELAYS: 4799 / 118 / 67 PROBABILITY OF EXTENSION: MEDIUM IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / THUNDERSTORMS COMMENTS: EFFECTIVE TIME: 231242 - 231445 SIGNATURE: 15/08/23 12:42
Aug 23, 2015, 6:41 pm
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Aug 23, 2015, 6:56 pm
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