Weather Advisory 11/15 - 11/18 - Northeast/MidAtlantic
Nov 15, 2018, 5:50 pm
#16
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No flexibility for those of us nearby, however. I'm booked out of SCE tomorrow afternoon and found inventory to move to the first flight of the day come open late tonight but they won't entertain it. Wonder if they'll pay for my hotel at DTW tomorrow night when I misconnect when we could have solved the problem ahead of time. Forecast is for 5" starting at 10a for us. Not much different than MDT.
Nov 15, 2018, 8:35 pm
#17
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This is bad, current hold time for the DM desk 1h27min. No thank you. Can't imagine what the hold time for a pax without status is.
Nov 15, 2018, 8:58 pm
#18
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How bad will the knock-on effect be, do people think?
I'm scheduled for AUS-JFK at 8AM tomorrow morning (DL 1972), it looks like the scheduled plane just left the gate a few hours late from DTW. Assuming all goes smoothly getting down here, I'm guessing I have a pretty good chance of all being well?
I'm scheduled for AUS-JFK at 8AM tomorrow morning (DL 1972), it looks like the scheduled plane just left the gate a few hours late from DTW. Assuming all goes smoothly getting down here, I'm guessing I have a pretty good chance of all being well?
Nov 15, 2018, 9:31 pm
#19
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I got bitten badly. My flight was delayed by 2 hrs and then canceled at 2pm.
Miss my TATL connection in JFK, which is leaving on time. So it doesn't seem to be a problem on the ground at JFK, just with pile-up of planes.
All the Amtrak journeys that could get me to JFK on time were full, and I have to get an Amtrak tomorrow afternoon at an expense of $300 to make tomorrow's TATL flight (or leave DCA at 6am tomorrow which is the only non-full flight out of DC).
Should have taken the waiver when it was offered...
Miss my TATL connection in JFK, which is leaving on time. So it doesn't seem to be a problem on the ground at JFK, just with pile-up of planes.
All the Amtrak journeys that could get me to JFK on time were full, and I have to get an Amtrak tomorrow afternoon at an expense of $300 to make tomorrow's TATL flight (or leave DCA at 6am tomorrow which is the only non-full flight out of DC).
Should have taken the waiver when it was offered...
Why spend $300 if you could get on the 6am flight? You'd have the whole day in NYC. I'm sure you'd rather be in Europe but to me the train isn't worth $300.
Nov 15, 2018, 9:34 pm
#20
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New York City Area Weather Waiver (Extension)
Due to possible knock-on effects and gusty winds tomorrow, the waiver has just been extended for NYC area airports.
Date of Impacted Travel: November 16, 2018
Affected Area(s) To/From/Through the following cities:
Date of Impacted Travel: November 16, 2018
Affected Area(s) To/From/Through the following cities:
- New York – Kennedy, NY (JFK)
- New York - LaGuardia, NY (LGA)
- Newark, NJ (EWR)
- Newburgh, NY (SWF)
- White Plains, NY (HPN)
Nov 16, 2018, 3:26 am
#21
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There was about nine inches when I left about 9p last night. Drove to MDT for the 0600 departure. Roads were tough until I got south of Lewistown then it opened up pretty nicely. Made the trip in little over two hours versus an hour and a half in normal conditions.
Still pretty hot with DL about the situation.
Still pretty hot with DL about the situation.
Nov 16, 2018, 4:07 am
#22
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There was about nine inches when I left about 9p last night. Drove to MDT for the 0600 departure. Roads were tough until I got south of Lewistown then it opened up pretty nicely. Made the trip in little over two hours versus an hour and a half in normal conditions.
Still pretty hot with DL about the situation.
Nov 16, 2018, 5:48 am
#24
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When I checked in at my hotel the clerk mentioned an accident in Shrewsbury (!) had traffic backed up to Harrisburg. When I came through Waze had me off at exit 43 then right back on at 41 but I only had a couple of miles left in 10-15 mph traffic. When I got back on 83 a state trooper had just started up southbound 83 going against traffic so I suspect it was just one long string of incidents.
I was fortunate as the roads were mostly just wet in spite of some heavy mixed precip at times. Temperature was 33-34 and cleared the ice and snow remaining off my car before I got to my hotel.
I hope anyone involved made it out safely. Certainly my displeasure and hassles with DL over the last 36 hours pale when viewed in that light.
I was fortunate as the roads were mostly just wet in spite of some heavy mixed precip at times. Temperature was 33-34 and cleared the ice and snow remaining off my car before I got to my hotel.
I hope anyone involved made it out safely. Certainly my displeasure and hassles with DL over the last 36 hours pale when viewed in that light.
Nov 16, 2018, 6:00 am
#25
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Yikes, sorry to hear that. I needed to position from DC to JFK tonight and decided several months ago to burn all my Amtrak points rather than fly. Turned out to be a great decision, even though it took forever (left work at 5pm, arrived at JFK at 10:45pm). Still got here 2 hours early to make my MU flight.
Why spend $300 if you could get on the 6am flight? You'd have the whole day in NYC. I'm sure you'd rather be in Europe but to me the train isn't worth $300.
Why spend $300 if you could get on the 6am flight? You'd have the whole day in NYC. I'm sure you'd rather be in Europe but to me the train isn't worth $300.
Good decision you made on the train! I could actually have made my TATL by taking the one non-full train last night because the TATL was 5 hours delayed. I'm kicking myself a bit over that one, but with the 5 hours delay I would have missed my appointment on arrival anyway. This way I have rescheduled comfortably for Monday.
Nov 16, 2018, 7:04 am
#26
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How bad will the knock-on effect be, do people think?
I'm scheduled for AUS-JFK at 8AM tomorrow morning (DL 1972), it looks like the scheduled plane just left the gate a few hours late from DTW. Assuming all goes smoothly getting down here, I'm guessing I have a pretty good chance of all being well?
I'm scheduled for AUS-JFK at 8AM tomorrow morning (DL 1972), it looks like the scheduled plane just left the gate a few hours late from DTW. Assuming all goes smoothly getting down here, I'm guessing I have a pretty good chance of all being well?
sigh
Nov 16, 2018, 7:11 am
#27
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Nov 16, 2018, 7:55 am
#28
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When I checked in at my hotel the clerk mentioned an accident in Shrewsbury (!) had traffic backed up to Harrisburg. When I came through Waze had me off at exit 43 then right back on at 41 but I only had a couple of miles left in 10-15 mph traffic. When I got back on 83 a state trooper had just started up southbound 83 going against traffic so I suspect it was just one long string of incidents.
I was fortunate as the roads were mostly just wet in spite of some heavy mixed precip at times. Temperature was 33-34 and cleared the ice and snow remaining off my car before I got to my hotel.
I hope anyone involved made it out safely. Certainly my displeasure and hassles with DL over the last 36 hours pale when viewed in that light.
Nov 16, 2018, 8:57 am
#29
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Ultimately, booked AUS-ATL-HPN arriving about 8 hours after originally scheduled, which is better than the 36 hours. I wish I had been more awake at 4 AM when I read the text so I could have called in, but life is life.
Nov 16, 2018, 11:31 am
#30
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