Many thanks for the heads up, Wexflyer.

I have been keeping a close eye on the status of my flight tomorrow, AA85 JFK-SFO just in case the disruptions spread to flights operated by aircraft other than MD-80's.

It is often so tempting to chuck on a couple of superfluous sectors when planning KUP bookings. So you can imagine my relief having fought the urge to route this via LAX. I thought i was losing it but the decision has savex my bacon as it turned out - an act of God almost

I don't mean to belittle the stress and disruption many travellers are facing this week. Hope they get on their way as smoothly and speedily as possible