BearX220 I couldnt have put it any better then You did.

although I fully understand how the OP felt, it would have been the same on any other carrier!! Heck CO was cancelling flights out of FLL yesterday 1 hr after it was suppose to leave and was showing ON-TIME till it was cancelled!

Basically Intl flights get PRIORTY in circumstances like yesterdays BOTH for Incoming and Outgoing.

I do put some of the BLAME onto the OP for NOT having rebooked themselves on Fri or Sat or even Yesterday!!, thats what I did for my parents who were suppose to return on that CO flight I mentioned above, I rebooked them for Tues on sat night. Yesterday Weds was the earilest available. And my father needed to be back for work today.

I saw the writing on the wall, and even if they could have flown in , no way was I gonna be able to get them, I also figured even if there was room for aflight today (there wasnt all were sold-out), that it still would be a mess and tommoroow was a better choice for flying back.

My folks really wanted to wait to see if it would be cancelled, once I said OK wait and then pay for the cab to/from FLL as it will be cancelled, wait like Idiots at FLL with the other 7000 people, and by the time CO rebooks you, Dont WORRY Ill pick up at EWR on Friday. 2 secs later OK rebook Us for Tues QUICK!

OP last yr I was on a delayed CO flight EWR-LAS that finally left the gate only to hear we now must get Deiced as the weather has changed as we were waiting for our Delay to open up. So we are told we are #6 for Deicing some 5 hrs later we get Deiced. Why so long any Intl flight that was heading out got PRIORTY over Us. If I remember correctly we were orginally set for departure at around 5pm, not the best time even on a Sunny summer day at EWR, bearly had enough time to get my rental at LAS and drive to LAX to catch my flight back to PHL was doing 2 Runs 1 within the other. PHL-LAX and LAS-SAV.

again I know how the OP feels but they are far from the only ones that have gone thru that. Heck there were/are 75000 at FLL wondering when they are going to get out, I mean at FLL as they arent Hotel/Motel rooms anywhere within a reasonable distance to be had. add to that that CO alone cancelled a number of flights out of FLL this morning as they didnt have the planes there so no way to fly those flights. Any CSR that gets hit with 1000s of people coming at them for hrs after hrs, will reach their point , no different then after a certain amount of time on a plane going no where will the passengers.

again what the OP experienced with B6 , I know a number of people personally experienced with CO yesterday. A friend who was on the 89 to PEK was told yep its on time 12:10pm departure as the snow was falling it did finally leave at 9:30pm. Flight 84 from TLV was diverted to CLE so from their take-off to getting to EWR 4 hrs late, they were on a plane for 17 1/2 hrs.They took off from TLV at 4 pm NY time so CO knew that a Blizzard was heading straight in and they would have to be diverted.

I can go on and on. Maybe B6 is at fault for not having simply CANCELLED ALL of their flights. But Im sure that too would ahve gotten peopel steamed to hear that another carrier was able to take off why didnt B6 wait and see themselves. Yesterday was simply a Lose-Lose sit for ALL Carriers.