Weather: Northeast travel delays / waivers (Dec 26 - 30, 2010)
Dec 27, 2010, 12:06 pm
#61
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Due to SNOW-SEE NOTAMS, the La Guardia Airport (LGA) was closed as of Dec 27 at 02:00 PM EST. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is Dec 28 at 04:00 AM EST.
Dec 27, 2010, 12:29 pm
#62
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Dec 27, 2010, 12:31 pm
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Just rode the E train an hour ago from Penn Station. The train is only running to Queens Plaza so no way to get to JFK on the E train right now. Maybe later, but judging by the unplowed streets and avenues in Times Square, I wouldn't be optimistic.
We were able to get on an LAX-IAD red-eye. I am so thankful because our backup option was to go to ORD. I bought Acela tickets online at 7 am to get home to NYC. Regular Amtrak trains were sold out until 5 pm and even Acela tickets were selling out in the 5 minutes I took to decide on my train time.
We were able to get on an LAX-IAD red-eye. I am so thankful because our backup option was to go to ORD. I bought Acela tickets online at 7 am to get home to NYC. Regular Amtrak trains were sold out until 5 pm and even Acela tickets were selling out in the 5 minutes I took to decide on my train time.
Dec 27, 2010, 12:43 pm
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A big part of the problem is the continued forecasts of wind gusts up to 50+ MPH and sustained winds of 20-30MPH....at BEST those winds delay flights...combined with the snow and rest of it, don't count on things being back to speed soon.
Dec 27, 2010, 12:45 pm
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We were able to get on an LAX-IAD red-eye. I am so thankful because our backup option was to go to ORD. I bought Acela tickets online at 7 am to get home to NYC. Regular Amtrak trains were sold out until 5 pm and even Acela tickets were selling out in the 5 minutes I took to decide on my train time.
American really should have found a way to either operate an extra redeye section or upgrade last night's flight to a 763 or 757.
Dec 27, 2010, 2:11 pm
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I was supposed to go out of Boston Logan this morning, got cancelled on Christmas. I rebooked for yesterday at 5:30, got nervous and changed that to 4:05 pm . . . was cancelled anyways.
Because they would not be able to get me out to CA until Friday, I called and asked for a refund, which the Exec Plat desk processed. I know they that the refund can take up to 3 weeks . . . what's been other people's experience in waiting for a refund? Does it normally take longer than 3 weeks?
Because they would not be able to get me out to CA until Friday, I called and asked for a refund, which the Exec Plat desk processed. I know they that the refund can take up to 3 weeks . . . what's been other people's experience in waiting for a refund? Does it normally take longer than 3 weeks?
Dec 27, 2010, 2:35 pm
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My refunds took about 5 days on average (only had a handful).
Dec 27, 2010, 2:38 pm
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That's been the standard for me as well. However, when processing my refunds yesterday, the EXP agent warned me that the combination of the holidays + European snow storms + NE Blizzard would likely = a slightly longer time.
Dec 27, 2010, 4:22 pm
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Wirelessly posted (BlackBerry9630/5.0.0.975 Profile/MIDP-2.1 Configuration/CLDC-1.1 VendorID/105)
Flights to NYC for tomorrow AM are now getting cancelled.
Flights to NYC for tomorrow AM are now getting cancelled.
Dec 27, 2010, 5:00 pm
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What struck me as odd is AA 131 LHR-JFK had an approx on time departure today (12/27) around noon EST- hours before there was any clarity on what the story would be with JFK this evening.
Dec 27, 2010, 5:00 pm
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Looks like tonight's red-eyes from California are departing (after 9pm) in order to have a few aircraft on the ground to operate tomorrow morning's JFK-LAX/SFO departures after 10am. But early morning NYC-Cali flights are canceled (no planes at JFK to operate them).
Looks like the same for Florida....no JFK/LGA-MIA flights operating before about 10am, with the exception of AA 1061 JFK-MIA which is actually operating (probably because it uses a 762 which will have just arrived as one of the red-eyes from Cali).
Dec 27, 2010, 5:03 pm
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Because at the time it took off from LHR (12pm EST), the estimated time that JFK would reopen was posted as 4pm EST. During the time the flight was in the air, the reopening time was changed to 6pm EST, but it didn't matter because the flight's ETA was 7:30pm EST.
I suspect that AA Ops is trying as hard as it can to get aircraft back to the NYC airports ASAP in order to start dealing with the backlog.
Dec 27, 2010, 5:05 pm
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Dec 27, 2010, 5:07 pm
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Odder still is AA is quoted as saying 70 flights cancelled for tomorrow (Tuesday), "but that number could fall depending on conditions." How do you uncancel a flight? What are the ramifications on pax who took action based on the initial cancellation?
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_t...l-tuesday.html
http://blogs.star-telegram.com/sky_t...l-tuesday.html
Dec 27, 2010, 5:11 pm
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That's because no JFK-LHR flights have gone today, so there are no aircraft at LHR with which to operate return flights. The flights that ARE operating are most likely using aircraft that arrived at LHR yesterday and have been stranded since then.
Looks like the only JFK-LHR flight that is still possible for today (12/27) is AA 104, delayed until 8:30pm EST. Let's hope it manages to operate! One more JFK-LHR departure means one more bird available to operate LHR-JFK flights!
(unless AA decides to fly in an extra 772 in from another hub, but that's not very likely)