Delta Boston Meltdown with International Flights Sunday
Jun 21, 2022, 7:44 am
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AMS X 2, LHR, CDG, LIS, FCO, EDI, DUB are daily... TLV, ATH may not be daily. I don't believe the KL flight is daily. And the DUB flight operates as a domestic arrival into terminal A as DUB has CBP preclearance.
Jun 21, 2022, 8:14 am
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Yes, meaning both can happen. If a plane going to an international outstation is 11 hours late, then the return flight could be 11 hours late as well and they'll know that well in advance. But there are also times a plane goes mechanical and they give updates every hour about when the plane will leave, and then you'll be stuck in the terminal most of the time because you never know which update will be "we can go now."
It depends on the city and the severity of the event. If thunderstorms shut down DL's largest hub (ATL), hotel rooms could easily fill by early afternoon. If it's a single flight that's delayed at an outstation, then hotel rooms likely won't fill up unless something else is happening in town.
It depends on the city and the severity of the event. If thunderstorms shut down DL's largest hub (ATL), hotel rooms could easily fill by early afternoon. If it's a single flight that's delayed at an outstation, then hotel rooms likely won't fill up unless something else is happening in town.
Jun 21, 2022, 9:24 am
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Jun 21, 2022, 1:12 pm
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Some of the LIS flights have been 757s and IIRC BRU and CPH too. 757s have also been used for KEF, although some of the KEF flights don't offer D1.
Jun 21, 2022, 1:57 pm
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In years past I’ve flown EWR-LIS, BCN-EWR on a UA 757.
Jun 21, 2022, 4:01 pm
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BCN has long since been up-gauged, I think often to a 777 (plus an AA 777 and a DL 763/330), given substantial tourism growth in that market (largely cruises) especially in summer.
Jun 22, 2022, 8:59 am
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BCN became a very fashionable leisure travel destination versus a relatively unknown/underrated second city in Spain. IMO Barcelona was always much more interesting that Madrid.