Rant against Continental
Dec 11, 2007 | 10:50 am
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Rant against Continental
Flying yesterday from BWI to OKC at 6:30PM. I know the weather is bad in OKC but the Continental flight status web site says my flight is ontime. I drive from Washington to Baltimore only to be told that OKC has been closed all day and my flight will not go and I cannot get out until Wednesday.
I fly 200K + a year on United. This was my first Continental flight. Is this typical?
I fly 200K + a year on United. This was my first Continental flight. Is this typical?
Dec 11, 2007 | 10:52 am
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There has to be more to this. CO doesn't fly BWI-OKC nonstop. What was your scheduled itinerary?
Dec 11, 2007 | 10:59 am
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Why should that matter? It had to be BWI-EWR or CLE or IAH-OKC. And if OKC was closed then the connecting flight from any where was Canceled, and the OP should have been properly notified thats if they asked to be contacted. But in as much as they called in and it was an evening flight, seems CO Messed up on this 1.
Dec 11, 2007 | 11:04 am
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So they didn't cancel it until later in the day. Usually when there's severe weather like this, CO will put up a relaxed change policy online.
If you didn't want to go to the airport, you could have taken advantage of their policy.
I'm not sure UA or anyone would have handled this one better. They really didn't know they wouldn't be getting in there until later.
If you didn't want to go to the airport, you could have taken advantage of their policy.
I'm not sure UA or anyone would have handled this one better. They really didn't know they wouldn't be getting in there until later.
Dec 11, 2007 | 11:10 am
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Continental is loath to cancel flights -- seemingly moreso than other airlines -- so they might have still been hoping to get out. Sometimes this is helpful (hey I got in at 2:30 AM, but at least I got there) and sometimes it really stinks (sat around the airport until 3 AM and then they finally handed out hotel/meal vouchers). I've had both experiences.
Dec 11, 2007 | 11:13 am
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12/10 (yesterday)
CO1822 BWI-CLE scheduled time 6:30p-7:50p, actual time 6:24p-7:36p
CO2961 CLE-OKC scheduled time 8:50p-10:36p, actual time 9:31p-11:43p
What are we talking about?
CO1822 BWI-CLE scheduled time 6:30p-7:50p, actual time 6:24p-7:36p
CO2961 CLE-OKC scheduled time 8:50p-10:36p, actual time 9:31p-11:43p
What are we talking about?
Dec 11, 2007 | 11:16 am
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Maybe the OP meant 6:30am? Many morning flights from IAH/CLE/EWR-OKC were canceled.
Dec 11, 2007 | 11:16 am
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Dec 11, 2007 | 12:53 pm
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Flying yesterday from BWI to OKC at 6:30PM. I know the weather is bad in OKC but the Continental flight status web site says my flight is ontime. I drive from Washington to Baltimore only to be told that OKC has been closed all day and my flight will not go and I cannot get out until Wednesday.
I fly 200K + a year on United. This was my first Continental flight. Is this typical?
I fly 200K + a year on United. This was my first Continental flight. Is this typical?
Reports from my family and friends to me told me at one time the airports actually ran out of deicing fluid and the airport in TUL lost power Monday and all flights were cancelled there.. I am so glad I was not home visiting family this weekend.
Dec 11, 2007 | 5:05 pm
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Flying yesterday from BWI to OKC at 6:30PM. I know the weather is bad in OKC but the Continental flight status web site says my flight is ontime. I drive from Washington to Baltimore only to be told that OKC has been closed all day and my flight will not go and I cannot get out until Wednesday.
I fly 200K + a year on United. This was my first Continental flight. Is this typical?
I fly 200K + a year on United. This was my first Continental flight. Is this typical?
No, it's not typical.