What is considered a "weather" issue?
Jul 22, 2015, 11:29 am
#16
Join Date: Mar 2013
Programs: AA ExPlt, UA Gold, HH Diamond
Posts: 356
Honestly I do wish that this was something that could be tightened up through regulatory or other means. Last winter there were rampant anecdotes of AA clearly cancelling flights because it simply felt like it, then chalking it up to "weather". I noticed it several times myself - looking at the departures list for a given airport and seeing the status of AA versus other carriers' flights (even to the same destinations).
Huge example of careful what you wish for.
Jul 22, 2015, 12:20 pm
#17
Join Date: Feb 2013
Location: DCA
Posts: 7,769
You can thank the regulatory process for airlines cancelling flights proactively due to weather related issues. The three hour tarmac rule is just to costly to violate so airlines are forced to cancel flights, meaning customers are often delayed for days as no seats are available to get to their destinations.
Huge example of careful what you wish for.
Huge example of careful what you wish for.
Jul 22, 2015, 1:02 pm
#18
Join Date: May 2003
Location: Virginia
Posts: 1,558
What is considered a "weather" issue?
It's hard taking a delay at the gate with the door open because people get off the airplane. If you get even the smallest window to leave earlier than anticipated you're likely to miss it rounding everyone up, pushing off the gate and getting to the runway and will likely lose that window and go to the bottom of the list again