Seasonal / holiday cancellations / flight reductions 2017 (master thd)
Jul 7, 2017, 2:48 pm
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AA DUB - PHL operating year 'round? Nov?
Does the AaFlight from Dublin to Philly operate in `November?
Looking at flights for next year, but can't see flights for this November?
Looking at flights for next year, but can't see flights for this November?
Last edited by JDiver; Oct 10, 2017 at 10:43 am Reason: Restore original post title
Jul 7, 2017, 3:06 pm
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(also: a more specific thread title would be suggested.)
Jul 17, 2017, 6:26 am
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I guess that might have to do with the LUS reconfigs. Though the schedule is likely not set. There were periods the 332 operated in previous winters such as ~2 weeks around Christmas and New Years but other than that it was typically a LUS 752 Nov-Mar.
Jul 17, 2017, 7:01 am
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As per my Corpo Booking Tool:
PHP Code:
25NOV SAT PHL/EST DUB/‡5
AA RESPONSE ** DIRECT CONNECT PARTICIPANT **
13AA 722 J7 R7 D7 I7 Y7 B0 PHLDUB 2100 0830‡1 332 DB 0 /E
H7 K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7
PHP Code:
10DEC SUN DUB/Z PHL/EST-5
AA RESPONSE ** DIRECT CONNECT PARTICIPANT **
13AA 723 J7 R7 D7 I7 Y7 B0 H7 DUBPHL 1035 1330 332 LS 0 /E
K7 M7 L7 G7 V7 S7 N7 Q7 O7
Jul 17, 2017, 9:31 am
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Not DUB/PHL, but had booked tickets for family of 6 to fly roundtrip to Rome CLT-PHL-FCO over Thanksgiving 2017. 2 paid, 4 award tix, booked in January. One day in May(?), I noticed the return FCO-PHL flight disappeared from my itinerary (but not PHL-CLT). I let it go a bit thinking it was a technical hiccup. Nope. AA eliminated the FCO-PHL flight that day (Friday after Thanksgiving), but never notified me. I had to call them to find out it was canceled. A helpful phone agent helped me rebook, although I had to move my travel dates by two days. I'm now the lucky winner of changing with a family of 6 in PHL the Sunday after Thanksgiving....
Jul 17, 2017, 1:05 pm
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Not DUB/PHL, but had booked tickets for family of 6 to fly roundtrip to Rome CLT-PHL-FCO over Thanksgiving 2017. 2 paid, 4 award tix, booked in January. One day in May(?), I noticed the return FCO-PHL flight disappeared from my itinerary (but not PHL-CLT). I let it go a bit thinking it was a technical hiccup. Nope. AA eliminated the FCO-PHL flight that day (Friday after Thanksgiving), but never notified me. I had to call them to find out it was canceled. A helpful phone agent helped me rebook, although I had to move my travel dates by two days. I'm now the lucky winner of changing with a family of 6 in PHL the Sunday after Thanksgiving....
Sep 20, 2017, 11:18 am
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Midnight bank at CLT Sunday after Thanksgiving
Looks like AA is running a midnight domestic connecting bank at CLT on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I was searching for a flight on that day and the only option that wasn't full-Y fare is to connect through CLT with the departure after midnight.
Sample routes include ATL, ORD, IAH, BNA, EWR, MCO, PHL, BDL, DCA, CVG, DTW, CHS, RDU, CMH, JAX, IND, PIT, CLE, SDF, MEM, RSW, .... All departing after midnight and arriving in some cases after 2 AM Eastern.
Appears to be limited to CLT as opposed to other hubs.
It would be a painful way to get home but some of these can be had pretty cheaply at the moment. Also should help out with IRROPS.
Sample routes include ATL, ORD, IAH, BNA, EWR, MCO, PHL, BDL, DCA, CVG, DTW, CHS, RDU, CMH, JAX, IND, PIT, CLE, SDF, MEM, RSW, .... All departing after midnight and arriving in some cases after 2 AM Eastern.
Appears to be limited to CLT as opposed to other hubs.
It would be a painful way to get home but some of these can be had pretty cheaply at the moment. Also should help out with IRROPS.
Sep 20, 2017, 12:46 pm
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Looks like AA is running a midnight domestic connecting bank at CLT on the Sunday after Thanksgiving. I was searching for a flight on that day and the only option that wasn't full-Y fare is to connect through CLT with the departure after midnight.
Sample routes include ATL, ORD, IAH, BNA, EWR, MCO, PHL, BDL, DCA, CVG, DTW, CHS, RDU, CMH, JAX, IND, PIT, CLE, SDF, MEM, RSW, .... All departing after midnight and arriving in some cases after 2 AM Eastern.
Appears to be limited to CLT as opposed to other hubs.
Sample routes include ATL, ORD, IAH, BNA, EWR, MCO, PHL, BDL, DCA, CVG, DTW, CHS, RDU, CMH, JAX, IND, PIT, CLE, SDF, MEM, RSW, .... All departing after midnight and arriving in some cases after 2 AM Eastern.
Appears to be limited to CLT as opposed to other hubs.
Sep 20, 2017, 12:53 pm
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Departing after midnight into the same time zone is a bit of an oddity. What AA service does PHX have into the same time zone (not distant eastbound redeyes) early the morning of 11/27?
Sep 20, 2017, 4:28 pm
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AA has 474 Thanksgiving weekend CLT-FLL departing 12:15 AM arriving 2:06 AM. It's a good backup as I am flying that route on an earlier flight that Saturday evening.
FWIW, booking that flight directly isn't any cheaper than the other flights.
FWIW, booking that flight directly isn't any cheaper than the other flights.
Sep 21, 2017, 11:39 am
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The bank that I'm pointing out is from the eastern time zone into eastern or central, and arriving in the middle of the night, and from the looks of it, it's not just a few extra flights but an actual omnidirectional connecting bank. I counted 20 or more cities served (and I may have missed some), which means potentially on the order of hundreds of connecting pairs that aren't usually possible to do that late at night. To me that is notable or at least unusual and could perhaps help out some folks with their holiday travel plans.