2011 xxx Flight Cancellation / Delay / Diversion on (date) (consolidated - obsolete)
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2011 xxx Flight Cancellation / Delay / Diversion on (date) (consolidated - obsolete)
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MODERATOR'S NOTE
For information on current and recent AA flight delays, check out: AACargo.com
For information on U.S. Airport Delays, check out: FAA Flight Delay Information
For information about holds, delays, etc. on airports, flights, historical data check FlightStats.
As well, one can use the KVS Availability Tool - read here for further information. This tool also has access to WSpan Operational Info (FLIFO) on AA flights. ExpertFlyer also now provides FLIFO / Flight Status Comments for current flights in it's Flight Status section - read here for further information.
For current and forecasted weather delays, check out: Weather.com Airport Delays
To see a flight's path within the US radar areas and delay histories, try FlightAware flight tracking. (N.B. Some features require a free signup.)
Last edited by dstan; Dec 30, 2010 at 12:58 pm Reason: EF now has FLIFO
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AA 1286 Cancelled DFW - ATL
As I landed in DFW I get an email saying my flight to ATL was cancelled and that I have been rebooked on a later flight.
The later flight is only a little more than an hour later than my original flight. My problem is that i was going to ATL for one meeting and now I will be an hour late getting to the meeting and the person i am meeting with was not happy. This was the only reason i was going to ATL.
When i went into the AC they told me the flight was "no longer in service" and that it was probably a mech issue but they didn't know for sure. My guess is that they cancelled it b/c the flight was empty and so was the next flight.
I am new to AA, currently Gold and on a Plat challenge. I know that if i were to vol give up my seat on a overbooked flight i would be compensated. What if anything should I expect?
The later flight is only a little more than an hour later than my original flight. My problem is that i was going to ATL for one meeting and now I will be an hour late getting to the meeting and the person i am meeting with was not happy. This was the only reason i was going to ATL.
When i went into the AC they told me the flight was "no longer in service" and that it was probably a mech issue but they didn't know for sure. My guess is that they cancelled it b/c the flight was empty and so was the next flight.
I am new to AA, currently Gold and on a Plat challenge. I know that if i were to vol give up my seat on a overbooked flight i would be compensated. What if anything should I expect?
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Fliight 1296?
As for the issue of the canceled meeting/unhappy client. I assume you meant you were on Flight 1296, w/a 9:25 departure & a scheduled arrival of 12:25 pm. If so, then you have presumably been rebooked on AA 1868, w/a scheduled arrival less than one hour later (1:20 pm) than your original flight. If less than an hour causes that serious a problem w/your meeting/client, etc.. then in the future - give yourself a bigger time buffer for potential problems.
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AA1286 is a DFW-RIC flight.
AA1296 is the DFW-ATL flight that canceled.
[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.2/Diamond - WSpan Operational Info: AA 1296/06 Jan 2011]
AA1296 is the DFW-ATL flight that canceled.
[KVS Availability Tool 6.0.2/Diamond - WSpan Operational Info: AA 1296/06 Jan 2011]
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AA1296/06JAN DFW 925A C C31 ATL 1 T10 1225P 1FX CANCEL DFW -ATL -RMKS ACCT A/C N3AC OTS DFW *0701 7DFW/AUTO REACCOM SEE N*1296JAN06DFW *0716*CRCYMG 5DFW/***PROT REV/BAGS 0N AA F1868***KC DFW/TWR *0758*DFW845 >
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Sorry it is 1296 that was Cancelled...typing this on my iPad with fat fingers.
As far as canceling b/c of a light load, I understand the ripple effect, but one has to wonder when you can fit all the passengers from both flight onto one and still have a lot of empty seats.
As far as canceling b/c of a light load, I understand the ripple effect, but one has to wonder when you can fit all the passengers from both flight onto one and still have a lot of empty seats.
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And as far as planning my trip better...this was the earliest that AA could get me to atl today and i didn't want to spend two nights in ATL.
So it was take this route and time on AA or fly CO which i really didn't want to do.
So it was take this route and time on AA or fly CO which i really didn't want to do.
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Maybe it's just me, but if I need to be at a meeting I would never schedule a flight with an arrival time so close to the meeting time. Sometimes you gotta bite the bullet and fly "the other airline" if it's a more attractive schedule. Or schedule the meeting later.
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The later flight is only a little more than an hour later than my original flight. My problem is that i was going to ATL for one meeting and now I will be an hour late getting to the meeting and the person i am meeting with was not happy. This was the only reason i was going to ATL.
If the meeting is important, you should schedule them not at the moment you arrive in ATL where one hour delay will cause you to be one hour late for the meeting. Give yourself 2-3 hours of wiggle room in case of plane or traffic delay.
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I agree. Although it's annoying when airlines don't get you to your destination on time, for an important business meeting it's crazy not to anticipate that your flight might not be at least an hour late. In a situation where your whole trip is dependent on this one meeting, flying in the night before is probably the right solution.
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I agree. Although it's annoying when airlines don't get you to your destination on time, for an important business meeting it's crazy not to anticipate that your flight might not be at least an hour late. In a situation where your whole trip is dependent on this one meeting, flying in the night before is probably the right solution.
AA 3265
HOU 06:00 AM
DFW 07:10 AM
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DFW 07:55 AM
ATL 11:00 AM
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As I landed in DFW I get an email saying my flight to ATL was cancelled and that I have been rebooked on a later flight.
The later flight is only a little more than an hour later than my original flight. My problem is that i was going to ATL for one meeting and now I will be an hour late getting to the meeting and the person i am meeting with was not happy. This was the only reason i was going to ATL.
When i went into the AC they told me the flight was "no longer in service" and that it was probably a mech issue but they didn't know for sure. My guess is that they cancelled it b/c the flight was empty and so was the next flight.
I am new to AA, currently Gold and on a Plat challenge. I know that if i were to vol give up my seat on a overbooked flight i would be compensated. What if anything should I expect?
The later flight is only a little more than an hour later than my original flight. My problem is that i was going to ATL for one meeting and now I will be an hour late getting to the meeting and the person i am meeting with was not happy. This was the only reason i was going to ATL.
When i went into the AC they told me the flight was "no longer in service" and that it was probably a mech issue but they didn't know for sure. My guess is that they cancelled it b/c the flight was empty and so was the next flight.
I am new to AA, currently Gold and on a Plat challenge. I know that if i were to vol give up my seat on a overbooked flight i would be compensated. What if anything should I expect?
As to why your flight was canceled, no flights do not get canceled due to low loads (with the exception of what LarryJ explains below). But regardless, you have ABSOLUTELY NO basis for your statement. Based on your handle, you are a lawyer. As a lawyer, you should know better than to make statements with no basis. Guess that's why our profession gets such a bad reputation
Last edited by sts603; Jan 6, 2011 at 9:18 am
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You're an airline. You find yourself short one airplane at your big hub and that will mean that you have to cancel a flight. Which flight will you choose to cancel? One that's heavily booked without any good re-route options for the displaced passengers or one that's lightly booked with a backup flight available less than an hour later?
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I agree, another airline might have been a better option, but the OP stated they are in the midst of of Plat Challenge.
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You're an airline. You find yourself short one airplane at your big hub and that will mean that you have to cancel a flight. Which flight will you choose to cancel? One that's heavily booked without any good re-route options for the displaced passengers or one that's lightly booked with a backup flight available less than an hour later?
All in all the later flight actually got in very early and I will make my meeting without a significant delay and so I am not seeking any compensation from AA.