DFW -> YYZ 12/21 1252 Cancelled for normal weather?
Dec 21, 2008, 6:58 am
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DFW -> YYZ 12/21 1252 Cancelled for normal weather?
My usual AA1252 DFW > YYZ cancelled for what should be normal weather in Toronto who's not even on a ground stop. -2 degrees and flurries Oh noes!
Rebooked for 7PM flight, but weather is going to be worse this evening.
Dare I try routing through ORD? or just leave the direct flight.
Thoughts?
Rebooked for 7PM flight, but weather is going to be worse this evening.
Dare I try routing through ORD? or just leave the direct flight.
Thoughts?
Dec 21, 2008, 7:13 am
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Shockingly, not all cancellations are weather related. Reschedule through ORD only if you want to spend lots of time -- and perhaps overnight -- with thousands of your best friends in a panic in an overcrowded and uncomfortable airport terminal.
Dec 21, 2008, 7:15 am
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It could be that either the plane and/or the crew was originating in a third city where weather is a problem.
Dec 21, 2008, 7:17 am
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Dec 21, 2008, 7:21 am
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Dec 21, 2008, 9:40 am
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My usual AA1252 DFW > YYZ cancelled for what should be normal weather in Toronto who's not even on a ground stop. -2 degrees and flurries Oh noes!
Rebooked for 7PM flight, but weather is going to be worse this evening.
Dare I try routing through ORD? or just leave the direct flight.
Thoughts?
Rebooked for 7PM flight, but weather is going to be worse this evening.
Dare I try routing through ORD? or just leave the direct flight.
Thoughts?
Dec 21, 2008, 11:14 am
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My usual AA1252 DFW > YYZ cancelled for what should be normal weather in Toronto who's not even on a ground stop. -2 degrees and flurries Oh noes!
Rebooked for 7PM flight, but weather is going to be worse this evening.
Dare I try routing through ORD? or just leave the direct flight.
Thoughts?
Rebooked for 7PM flight, but weather is going to be worse this evening.
Dare I try routing through ORD? or just leave the direct flight.
Thoughts?
Dec 21, 2008, 11:31 am
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I am at YYZ and conditions here are awful; whiteout conditions at times due to blowing snow, high winds (30+ by my guess) and some snow fall. Tail end of the storm overnight that had a relative modest fall (6 inches). The gusting wind and whiteout are causing problems for the small planes (DFW is a 738, so not great for these conditions -- book a widebody, they often operate when the 738s cannot). ORD flights are a lot worse than from DFW, your best bet is to fly AC or stick to DFW-YYZ on AA.
Dec 21, 2008, 6:10 pm
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I am at YYZ and conditions here are awful; whiteout conditions at times due to blowing snow, high winds (30+ by my guess) and some snow fall. Tail end of the storm overnight that had a relative modest fall (6 inches). The gusting wind and whiteout are causing problems for the small planes (DFW is a 738, so not great for these conditions -- book a widebody, they often operate when the 738s cannot). ORD flights are a lot worse than from DFW, your best bet is to fly AC or stick to DFW-YYZ on AA.
Dec 21, 2008, 6:13 pm
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Dec 21, 2008, 7:32 pm
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This one most certainly is weather related and this flight was not the only one canceled. There have been cancelations on other carriers too.
Dec 21, 2008, 7:36 pm
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Dec 21, 2008, 7:40 pm
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Cheers.
Dec 21, 2008, 7:42 pm
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Merry Christmas!