ATL-DFW Tomorrow - 9 am
Jan 28, 2014, 1:07 pm
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Looks like all flights after 5:20 tonight are canceled. The first one tomorrow morning is canceled because it was using the AC coming in on the last flight tonight...
Jan 28, 2014, 1:11 pm
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It's hard to believe that DL won't have some aircraft in ATL. They could sub something if they wanted to do so, but at the cost of later having to possibly do some repositioning. Either DL is expecting bad weather in the morning or they've just decided that, given the available rebooking options, other flights have higher priority.
Jan 28, 2014, 4:19 pm
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It's hard to believe that DL won't have some aircraft in ATL. They could sub something if they wanted to do so, but at the cost of later having to possibly do some repositioning. Either DL is expecting bad weather in the morning or they've just decided that, given the available rebooking options, other flights have higher priority.
Jan 28, 2014, 4:40 pm
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Being the biggest hub, the big problem here will be ATL based crews not being able to make it to the airport due to impassable, iced over roads tonight/tomorrow morning. Same thing happened with the ice storm we had 3 years ago.
Jan 28, 2014, 4:43 pm
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Bingo. It's NOWHERE NEAR AS SIMPLE as Wheeling up a new md88.
Jan 28, 2014, 5:06 pm
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ATL-DFW Tomorrow - 9 am
FWIW both early flights from IND - ATL are cancelled. The one landing at 10am is still on (as of now). I give my chances of making a noon meeting in Alpharetta about 20% right now.
Ps- The early FL (WN) flight on this route hasn't been cancelled yet. Surely they must be affected as well - or is DLs scale in situations like this its Achilles heel?
Ps- The early FL (WN) flight on this route hasn't been cancelled yet. Surely they must be affected as well - or is DLs scale in situations like this its Achilles heel?
Jan 28, 2014, 5:26 pm
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Jan 28, 2014, 6:36 pm
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I just moved my DFW-ATL 7:15am departure back to 1:30. I know the AC is already here in DFW (according to FlightAware) but I'd rather not have to deal with the morning headaches that have rolled over from today.
Jan 28, 2014, 7:16 pm
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Yeah there are several options available for me in the afternoon tomorrow. As others have said my primary concern is GETTING to the airport tomorrow. Marta likely won't be operational.
Jan 28, 2014, 7:23 pm
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I must say what the city is currently experiencing seems to be equally attributable to everyone hitting the roads at 1:00 PM vs staggered 3:30-6:00 rush hour we normally have.
Jan 28, 2014, 7:29 pm
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The high tomorrow will be 33 degrees F at around 2pm. Seeing as I just walked up to N Decatur Rd and skated across the frozen slush covering 4 lanes of the road, I am just guessing that most roads in ATL will be impassable on January 29th.
Just wanted to give you a heads up. Otherwise, welcome to Atlanta.
Jan 28, 2014, 7:37 pm
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Driving from Alpharetta to North Springs (N11) then taking the train the rest of the way. Maybe.