Winter Storm Advisory: Heavy snow may affect travel to or from WAS, NYC, PHL Jan 2016
Originally Posted by alaskaair.com
Winter Storm Jonas Due to heavy snow expected on the east coast, we are offering the following waiver if you prefer to change, postpone, or cancel your plans. The safety of our customers and employees is our top priority and we will only operate flights if and when it is absolutely safe to do so. Travel To/From Baltimore (BWI) Boston (BOS) Newark (EWR) New York - JFK (JFK) Philadelphia (PHL) Washington-Dulles (IAD) Washington-Reagan (DCA) Tickets Purchased On/Before January 20, 2016 Original Travel Dates January 22-24, 2016 Exception Policy We will waive the change fees and the difference in the price of the ticket if the new travel is booked to or from the affected cities in the same cabin and completed on or before January 27, 2016. You may request a refund if you choose not to travel at all. Tickets must be exchanged or refunded on or before January 27, 2016. Additional Information Minors traveling unaccompanied will not be accepted into or through the affected cities during this period. Pets traveling in the hold or shipped via Alaska - Air Cargo will not be accepted on flights to/from the affected cities during this period. Passenger traveling with their pets in the cabin will not be accepted on flights to/from the above cities. Hotel/Food/Ground Transportation amenities will not be provided by Alaska Airlines. As always, we advise you to check your flight status before departure. If your flight has been affected, you may rebook your flight, apply for a refund or call Alaska Airlines Reservations at 1-800-252-7522 (if calling from within Mexico, call 001-800-252-7522). Sign up for Trip Alerts or Flight Status Alerts and we'll notify you of any last minute delays, cancellations, or gate changes on your flights by email or text message. |
Options?
How different is the rebooking options, if FAA keeps one, two, or all three of the Washington DC airports open, and my originally booking flight is cancelled and stayed intact (verses voluntary rebooking).
Would AS rebook for free to the other operating AS Washington area flights? If AS doesn't operate any of the flights to Washington DC airports, would keeping intact the reservation allow for travel on other airlines? Would AS allow for mileage accrual on my involuntarily cancelled and rebooked portion of my itinerary (due to weather) if I travel on other airlines? (Am trying to weigh options to rebooking now with new dates at higher fares (which are not within the rebooking window), vs rebooking later keeping intact the original dates.) Jiburi |
Originally Posted by jiburi
(Post 26052858)
How different is the rebooking options, if FAA keeps one, two, or all three of the Washington DC airports open, and my originally booking flight is cancelled and stayed intact (verses voluntary rebooking).
Would AS rebook for free to the other operating AS Washington area flights? If AS doesn't operate any of the flights to Washington DC airports, would keeping intact the reservation allow for travel on other airlines? Would AS allow for mileage accrual on my involuntarily cancelled and rebooked portion of my itinerary (due to weather) if I travel on other airlines? (Am trying to weigh options to rebooking now with new dates at higher fares (which are not within the rebooking window), vs rebooking later keeping intact the original dates.) Jiburi If it were me I would rebook for different dates. |
Keep that weather down south.
If its what they are looking at now i would not be surprised to see airlines moving their planes out of the Northeast by late Thursday early Friday. Airport open does not equal flights going anywhere. |
Looks like they've made the decision to cancel Saturday flights now to some of the impacted areas.
Jiburi |
Cancellations are up on the blog
http://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/news/travel-alert-winter-storm-jonas/ Jan 22-24, includes RDU, IAD/DCA/BWI, JFK/EWR, PHL so far (not every airport is cancelled for all 3 days). |
Washington DC Baltimore MD, Philadelphia
Also keeping in mind that while connecting flight might be still operating, many public transit options are not operating.
Washington DC all WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Transit) Service Train and Bus service is suspended thru Sunday 1/24. Baltimore MD MTA Maryland Transit Services will be suspended prior to Midnight Friday and will be suspended throughout the weekend. All WMATA (Washington Metropolitan Transit) Service bus and Train suspended thru 1/24. Philadelphia PA Most SEPTA service suspended at 4AM SAT to 4AM SUNDAY. Resumption will vary depending on conditions. Broadstreet/Market Frankford Line operating Saturday schedule |
AS18 (SEA-JFK) seems to be cancelled until Monday evening. Unfortunately, our travel plans were compromised.
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Originally Posted by rustykettel
(Post 26064316)
Cancellations are up on the blog
http://blog.alaskaair.com/alaska-airlines/news/travel-alert-winter-storm-jonas/ Jan 22-24, includes RDU, IAD/DCA/BWI, JFK/EWR, PHL so far (not every airport is cancelled for all 3 days). Jiburi |
Originally Posted by jiburi
(Post 26069547)
Still not on the blog but seem they've precancelled some sunday flights now.
Jiburi |
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Saw quite a few cancellations on AS Sat due to this. As for PHL, the airport is still probably a mess... |
Glad to be rebooked Monday DCA-SEA but disappointed my guest upgrade has Ben wasted- there were Sears but they wouldn't move it over to the new itinerary.
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JFK had 30" of snow yesterday plus so much public transit is shut (and just starting to restore service) that I'm sure airport staffing, on top of just getting everything cleared, is a big issue. Private vehicles are once again allowed on roads, but depending on where your private vehicle is, it may be stuck for a while.
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Originally Posted by ashill
(Post 26070015)
Just had my Sunday early evening PHL-SEA (was originally booked on the Saturday flight, which obviously wasn't going to fly) cancelled. I'm surprised, as the snow is supposed to mostly stop not long after midnight here, and it's not like the plane will have been flying through PHL all day.
In DFW a couple months ago, a little bit of ice that melted by noon around the metro plex everything cancelled and backed up. Not because of a/c or de ice capabilities but because of employees inability to get to work/sick calls to avoid having to try to come in. |
Originally Posted by yvrluver
(Post 26072126)
Glad to be rebooked Monday DCA-SEA but disappointed my guest upgrade has Ben wasted- there were Sears but they wouldn't move it over to the new itinerary.
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