ARCHIVE: AA schedule changes - free flight change / cancelation / refund
May 14, 2010, 11:26 am
#76
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What's the flight/route? Are there other flights that kept 737s? Did this affect your ability to connect? Are there competitors you'd rather fly now?
May 14, 2010, 11:29 am
#77
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If you want to change flights (which could still get you a different aircraft), they've been known to be very flexible about that if the new times just don't work for you.
May 14, 2010, 11:32 am
#78
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Location: PHX
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MIA-NAS. No connections. There were two 737s on the schedule at the time, but now it's all AT7s for the whole day. I'd probably switch to B6 from FLL if I could get a refund. Wife doesn't like the props.
May 14, 2010, 11:32 am
#79
Join Date: Dec 2000
Location: Dallas, TX, AA 3MM EXP, WN
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If you have not been in one, the AT7 has a larger cabin than most of the RJ's. Its a large Turboprop
May 14, 2010, 11:37 am
#80
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I am really, I should have such problems in life. The AT7 is a decent size prop, its not a crop duster, and its safe. And this how long is this flight anyway.
May 14, 2010, 11:39 am
#81
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The seats in the AT7 aren't great and the overhead space is limited. But it's only a 183-mile flight.
May 14, 2010, 12:44 pm
#82
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80 minutes. My problem is not with the plane. My problem is with Mrs. lkar. A much different species of problem.
May 14, 2010, 12:54 pm
#83
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Location: Dallas
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That is one flight that I would love to be in an ATR. That can't be more than 30 minutes in the air.
May 14, 2010, 12:56 pm
#84
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Sadly, too many people (not just women) don't understand that a turbine is a turbine is a turbine. I've found that some people can be educated to understand that a turboprop is a jet engine with an external prop instead of the internal fan found in a turbofan engine. Basically, they're the same.
May 14, 2010, 1:16 pm
#85
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May 14, 2010, 1:27 pm
#86
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I don't think the issue is the technology. I think the issue is the bumps, which she doesn't like and I guess her prop experiences have been more bumpy. She doesn't fly very much.
May 14, 2010, 1:31 pm
#87
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The "props" people thing of really mean reciprocating engines turning propellers, but the ATRs are merely turbine engines turning a propeller. What some are really getting feelings of concern about is the smaller size, lower altitudes and greater propensity to encounter minor turbulence and minor attitude changes as a result.
I took the tack of explaining to Lady JDiver that the airstream is much like a water stream, with currents and eddies, in a three-dimensions, and the aircraft merely moves with the currents. As divers who enjoy playing with various currents, she understands this - in fact, she enjoys playing with currents and using them to eddy out to hang with the fish, etc.
Aircraft are built to high strength requirements - watching a 747 wing flex in moderate turbulence is quite impressive - but not in any way problematic: aircraft are built to tolerate considerable air movement.
The "props" people thing of really mean reciprocating engines turning propellers, but the ATRs are merely turbine engines turning a propeller. What some are really getting feelings of concern about is the smaller size, lower altitudes and greater propensity to encounter minor turbulence and minor attitude changes as a result.
I took the tack of explaining to Lady JDiver that the airstream is much like a water stream, with currents and eddies, in a three-dimensions, and the aircraft merely moves with the currents. As divers who enjoy playing with various currents, she understands this - in fact, she enjoys playing with currents and using them to eddy out to hang with the fish, etc.
Aircraft are built to high strength requirements - watching a 747 wing flex in moderate turbulence is quite impressive - but not in any way problematic: aircraft are built to tolerate considerable air movement.
Sadly, too many people (not just women) don't understand that a turbine is a turbine is a turbine. I've found that some people can be educated to understand that a turboprop is a jet engine with an external prop instead of the internal fan found in a turbofan engine. Basically, they're the same.
May 14, 2010, 3:16 pm
#88
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Posts about changes (schedule, aircraft) have been merged into one thread so members can catch up with the information about these change-related issues. /Moderator
May 16, 2010, 2:20 pm
#89
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...and this thread is now linked from the following FAQ entry:
• How do I change or cancel my reservation?
/Moderator
• How do I change or cancel my reservation?
/Moderator
Jun 19, 2010, 2:06 pm
#90
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For flight changes due to schedule changes, are we still responsible for fare difference?
Last edited by CDKing; Jun 19, 2010 at 2:18 pm
