Seasonal / holiday cancellations / flight reductions 2018 (master thd)
Jun 18, 2018, 1:26 am
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Thanksgiving holiday 2018 TATL cancellations
My LHR-PHL flight on 11/24 has been cancelled. Seems all AA flights departing from PHL and ORD to LHR are cancelled on 11/23 so return flights from LHR on 11/24 also cancelled.
Another thread mentions no AA flights between LAX and LHR those days.
AA were very accommodating on the rebooking.
Another thread mentions no AA flights between LAX and LHR those days.
AA were very accommodating on the rebooking.
Last edited by JDiver; Aug 9, 2018 at 1:36 pm Reason: Restore original post title
Jun 18, 2018, 5:22 am
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My LHR-PHL flight on 11/24 has been cancelled. Seems all AA flights departing from PHL and ORD to LHR are cancelled on 11/23 so return flights from LHR on 11/24 also cancelled.
Another thread mentions no AA flights between LAX and LHR those days.
AA were very accommodating on the rebooking.
Another thread mentions no AA flights between LAX and LHR those days.
AA were very accommodating on the rebooking.
Seasonal / holiday cancellations / flight reductions 2017 (master thd)
Jun 18, 2018, 6:17 am
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Thanks for the information JJeffrey.
Good to know as I like the AA J product, particularly on the westbound services, so was disappointed to have LHR-PHL cancelled. I was rerouted via MIA on the 777-300 service but the connection onto a 738 only got me to PHL at 10.33pm instead of 1.30pm, so after a quick call to the helpful agent in Trinidad, AA switched me to the BA direct service.
Good to know as I like the AA J product, particularly on the westbound services, so was disappointed to have LHR-PHL cancelled. I was rerouted via MIA on the 777-300 service but the connection onto a 738 only got me to PHL at 10.33pm instead of 1.30pm, so after a quick call to the helpful agent in Trinidad, AA switched me to the BA direct service.
Aug 9, 2018, 1:27 pm
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How to check if a future flight was canceled or changed?
I was looking for PHX-JFK on AA on Sunday 11/25 at 12.30AM.
I could have sworn it was there, and even saw it in my history on kayak.com.
Was getting ready to book it as it fit my schedule absolutely perfectly and was pretty cheap...but got distracted and planned to do it later.
Now it's not available for that day, but it is for other days as AA2651.
Is there a way to check if this was a scheduled flight but was canceled, and may reappear for that day, or is it gone for good?
I could have sworn it was there, and even saw it in my history on kayak.com.
Was getting ready to book it as it fit my schedule absolutely perfectly and was pretty cheap...but got distracted and planned to do it later.
Now it's not available for that day, but it is for other days as AA2651.
Is there a way to check if this was a scheduled flight but was canceled, and may reappear for that day, or is it gone for good?
Aug 9, 2018, 1:33 pm
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I was looking for PHX-JFK on AA on Sunday 11/25 at 12.30AM.
I could have sworn it was there, and even saw it in my history on kayak.com.
Was getting ready to book it as it fit my schedule absolutely perfectly and was pretty cheap...but got distracted and planned to do it later.
Now it's not available for that day, but it is for other days as AA2651.
Is there a way to check if this was a scheduled flight but was canceled, and may reappear for that day, or is it gone for good?
I could have sworn it was there, and even saw it in my history on kayak.com.
Was getting ready to book it as it fit my schedule absolutely perfectly and was pretty cheap...but got distracted and planned to do it later.
Now it's not available for that day, but it is for other days as AA2651.
Is there a way to check if this was a scheduled flight but was canceled, and may reappear for that day, or is it gone for good?
Aug 9, 2018, 2:33 pm
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As part of an AA Vacation deal, on 11/21 I'm flying JFK-LHR (AA100)-ZRH (BA); on 11/26 ZRH-LHR(BA)-JFK (AA101) so far the AAs are still running. Several side issues crop up:
(1)Per AA Vacations (and legalize of rules) if AA were to cancel I'm still responsible for hotel fees, the cc I used has some protection (maybe
)
(2)If flts were cancelled I could be rebooked on BA. I'm hoping to use SWUs (J is nearly empty now), so if I cleared from Y to BC before a cancellation I should fly in BC on BA, but since SWUs don't work directly on BA, I'd be in "trouble" if cancellation came before the upgrade.
(3)It would be "nasty" of AA to cancel a few days before my flts...there may be no seats left on BA--would AA be so "nasty"?
(1)Per AA Vacations (and legalize of rules) if AA were to cancel I'm still responsible for hotel fees, the cc I used has some protection (maybe
)(2)If flts were cancelled I could be rebooked on BA. I'm hoping to use SWUs (J is nearly empty now), so if I cleared from Y to BC before a cancellation I should fly in BC on BA, but since SWUs don't work directly on BA, I'd be in "trouble" if cancellation came before the upgrade.
(3)It would be "nasty" of AA to cancel a few days before my flts...there may be no seats left on BA--would AA be so "nasty"?
Aug 9, 2018, 2:37 pm
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are they done canceling?
I got screwed last yr with AA canceling the second leg of MGA-MIA-LGA flight after everything was booked. A quick hop became a long layover and an expensive cab ride.
Don't want to book again and have a repeat...
Aug 9, 2018, 2:38 pm
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As part of an AA Vacation deal, on 11/21 I'm flying JFK-LHR (AA100)-ZRH (BA); on 11/26 ZRH-LHR(BA)-JFK (AA101) so far the AAs are still running. Several side issues crop up:
(1)Per AA Vacations (and legalize of rules) if AA were to cancel I'm still responsible for hotel fees, the cc I used has some protection (maybe)
(2)If flts were cancelled I could be rebooked on BA. I'm hoping to use SWUs (J is nearly empty now), so if I cleared from Y to BC before a cancellation I should fly in BC on BA, but since SWUs don't work directly on BA, I'd be in "trouble" if cancellation came before the upgrade.
(3)It would be "nasty" of AA to cancel a few days before my flts...there may be no seats left on BA--would AA be so "nasty"?
(1)Per AA Vacations (and legalize of rules) if AA were to cancel I'm still responsible for hotel fees, the cc I used has some protection (maybe
)(2)If flts were cancelled I could be rebooked on BA. I'm hoping to use SWUs (J is nearly empty now), so if I cleared from Y to BC before a cancellation I should fly in BC on BA, but since SWUs don't work directly on BA, I'd be in "trouble" if cancellation came before the upgrade.
(3)It would be "nasty" of AA to cancel a few days before my flts...there may be no seats left on BA--would AA be so "nasty"?
Aug 9, 2018, 2:53 pm
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As part of an AA Vacation deal, on 11/21 I'm flying JFK-LHR (AA100)-ZRH (BA); on 11/26 ZRH-LHR(BA)-JFK (AA101) so far the AAs are still running. Several side issues crop up:
(1)Per AA Vacations (and legalize of rules) if AA were to cancel I'm still responsible for hotel fees, the cc I used has some protection (maybe)
(2)If flts were cancelled I could be rebooked on BA. I'm hoping to use SWUs (J is nearly empty now), so if I cleared from Y to BC before a cancellation I should fly in BC on BA, but since SWUs don't work directly on BA, I'd be in "trouble" if cancellation came before the upgrade.
(3)It would be "nasty" of AA to cancel a few days before my flts...there may be no seats left on BA--would AA be so "nasty"?
(1)Per AA Vacations (and legalize of rules) if AA were to cancel I'm still responsible for hotel fees, the cc I used has some protection (maybe
)(2)If flts were cancelled I could be rebooked on BA. I'm hoping to use SWUs (J is nearly empty now), so if I cleared from Y to BC before a cancellation I should fly in BC on BA, but since SWUs don't work directly on BA, I'd be in "trouble" if cancellation came before the upgrade.
(3)It would be "nasty" of AA to cancel a few days before my flts...there may be no seats left on BA--would AA be so "nasty"?
Aug 9, 2018, 3:58 pm
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When will they start cancelling the Xmas flights? Anyone know if they cancelled lax-lhr on Xmas day in 2017?
Aug 28, 2018, 7:30 pm
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Schedule changes for Christmas dates?
Wondering based on past experiences what are the chances of AA changing flight schedules for the Christmas timeframe Dec 20 - Dec 26th ish?
I just booked a multi-leg trip and wouldn’t mind some flight changes that would give me the opportunity to adjust some of the flights.
I’m not sure if they’ve already made the changes they plan for that timeframe or if it’s still to come?
I just booked a multi-leg trip and wouldn’t mind some flight changes that would give me the opportunity to adjust some of the flights.
I’m not sure if they’ve already made the changes they plan for that timeframe or if it’s still to come?
Aug 29, 2018, 6:01 am
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I know they've made at least one decent sized change to the Xmas schedule. I had a Xmas day TPA-ORD flight cancelled and moved to one 7 hours earlier.
Here's the link to the existing holiday schedule change thread. I'd keep your eyes peeled there for any updates:
Seasonal / holiday cancellations / flight reductions 2018 (master thd)
Here's the link to the existing holiday schedule change thread. I'd keep your eyes peeled there for any updates:
Seasonal / holiday cancellations / flight reductions 2018 (master thd)