Originally Posted by
GagaPilot
Not trying to invoke panic or speculation, but some weather models are forecasting winter weather in Atlanta over the timespan of Jan 5-10, 2025. (Yes, it's a wide range and different model runs show anything from nothing to up to a whopping 17"). Any forecast this far out is a wild guess - I'm only monitoring closely as I have a connection to an international flight there on Jan 9th.
My question is: Has DL made any further infrastructure improvements to handle snow, deicing, etc, at ATL? I think we've all seen it's generally a situation that DL just cuts its losses on as it only happens every couple of years. Not only interested as a passenger with my upcoming trip, but as an airline pilot I rarely operate through ATL these days so was curious.
more equipment has been purchased but, frankly, the issue out of Delta (or any airline's) hands. Runways were clean the last time around. Issue is getting crews to the airport.
When we get snow, that then quickly turns to ice, the roads freeze and thats the end of the show. The state and GDOT have made changes and investments post snowmageddon but not enough that the local level roadways will be able to be cleaned. Things like the interstate will probably be massively better but that doesn't do much for the crews in ATL that need local roads to access the interstate.
At best I'd bank on ATL being a massive mess. Operational but a mess, if we get any serious snow.