AS122 on Sunday-- Yikes!
Apr 13, 2021, 2:35 pm
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AS122 on Sunday-- Yikes!
AS122 (SEA to FLL) on Sunday looked like it was quite a wild (and long ride) [we had bad weather in the MIA area]. Am I correct that it tried to divert to multiple airports before finally landing in Orlando?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...530Z/KSEA/KTPA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...530Z/KSEA/KTPA
Apr 13, 2021, 2:54 pm
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AS122 (SEA to FLL) on Sunday looked like it was quite a wild (and long ride) [we had bad weather in the MIA area]. Am I correct that it tried to divert to multiple airports before finally landing in Orlando?
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...530Z/KSEA/KTPA
https://flightaware.com/live/flight/...530Z/KSEA/KTPA
They were lucky to land in FL. Terrible thunderstorms and lots of cancellations and delays at multiple FL airports at that time.
Apr 13, 2021, 3:53 pm
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I saw this from the thread on airliners.net about MIA WN ops 4/11/21
Glad they had enough gas!
Glad they had enough gas!
Apr 13, 2021, 4:18 pm
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I've been in Orlando since Saturday. Sunday was definitely rough the whole day, but this being Central/South Florida we're immediately back to 80s and humid. I wonder if the AS terminal also experienced capacity issues that were seen at other terminals at FLL.
Apr 13, 2021, 5:46 pm
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Yeah they were definitely in holds, not the missed approach points so clearly ATC knew they weren't going in right away. Glad to see they finally stuffed it into MCO, I am not even sure where the next closest Alaska station is... Austin maybe?
I mean, they can put it down wherever if safety is a thing, but it's much more preferred to go somewhere where you have a ground game.
I mean, they can put it down wherever if safety is a thing, but it's much more preferred to go somewhere where you have a ground game.
Apr 13, 2021, 6:04 pm
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Apr 13, 2021, 6:39 pm
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RSW would definitely fall into the “wherever” category, because it certainly isn’t an AS station
Apr 13, 2021, 7:45 pm
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Apr 13, 2021, 9:25 pm
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