Las-bna tonight cancelled. What can I expect?
Dec 12, 2010, 7:26 pm
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Las-bna tonight cancelled. What can I expect?
Was scheduled to fly las-bna tonight at 6:20, arriving bna at 11:55. Flight cancelled due to weather, even though other flights to/from bna are arriving and departing (or scheduled) with an average 15 min delay, per FAA website. All airlines are operating fine, including other southwest flights.
Southwest airport agent claim is a weather delay, but I suspect they just don't want to pay compensation.
What can I expect? No reroute in other airlines? No hotel voucher? No compensation of any type?
Was rebooked for tomorrow night, at the same late flight (apparently the only option).
Any help greatly appreciated.
Southwest airport agent claim is a weather delay, but I suspect they just don't want to pay compensation.
What can I expect? No reroute in other airlines? No hotel voucher? No compensation of any type?
Was rebooked for tomorrow night, at the same late flight (apparently the only option).
Any help greatly appreciated.
Dec 12, 2010, 7:33 pm
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This may help. It is the real time flight information page from the airport.
It is an absolute mess here in Nashville. I fly out tomorrow and am staying next to the airport. It took 2.5 hours to drive the last 50 miles. Snow is just now letting up and it is getting cold fast. Roads are glaze ice. Stay in Vegas if you can.
It is an absolute mess here in Nashville. I fly out tomorrow and am staying next to the airport. It took 2.5 hours to drive the last 50 miles. Snow is just now letting up and it is getting cold fast. Roads are glaze ice. Stay in Vegas if you can.
Dec 12, 2010, 7:45 pm
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I would not expect any of those remedies from WN.
Your claim of 15 minute average delay is not backed up by www.flightstats.com . They say BNA has excessive delays and a look at the arrivals page shows many canceled flights and many flights delayed over 1 hour.
Your claim of 15 minute average delay is not backed up by www.flightstats.com . They say BNA has excessive delays and a look at the arrivals page shows many canceled flights and many flights delayed over 1 hour.
Dec 13, 2010, 12:57 am
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Thanks. Indeed the FAA updated the website later, and reflected more cancellations/delays. WN seems to have the most cancellations at night, even while other airlines like CO, UA or DL flew at that time (e.g. from IAH, ORD and ATL) late night.
Anyway, I'll just stay another night at a 4* hotel in Vegas for under $40, awesome
Anyway, I'll just stay another night at a 4* hotel in Vegas for under $40, awesome
Dec 15, 2010, 1:29 am
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Was scheduled to fly las-bna tonight at 6:20, arriving bna at 11:55. Flight cancelled due to weather, even though other flights to/from bna are arriving and departing (or scheduled) with an average 15 min delay, per FAA website. All airlines are operating fine, including other southwest flights.
Southwest airport agent claim is a weather delay, but I suspect they just don't want to pay compensation.
What can I expect? No reroute in other airlines? No hotel voucher? No compensation of any type?
Was rebooked for tomorrow night, at the same late flight (apparently the only option).
Any help greatly appreciated.
Southwest airport agent claim is a weather delay, but I suspect they just don't want to pay compensation.
What can I expect? No reroute in other airlines? No hotel voucher? No compensation of any type?
Was rebooked for tomorrow night, at the same late flight (apparently the only option).
Any help greatly appreciated.
Dec 15, 2010, 8:18 am
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Thanks. Indeed the FAA updated the website later, and reflected more cancellations/delays. WN seems to have the most cancellations at night, even while other airlines like CO, UA or DL flew at that time (e.g. from IAH, ORD and ATL) late night.
Anyway, I'll just stay another night at a 4* hotel in Vegas for under $40, awesome
Anyway, I'll just stay another night at a 4* hotel in Vegas for under $40, awesome
Dec 15, 2010, 12:10 pm
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Dec 15, 2010, 7:08 pm
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Dec 15, 2010, 9:55 pm
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Dec 16, 2010, 12:15 am
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Dec 16, 2010, 1:42 am
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I had the option between Rio or Harrah's for $40 on Sunday (4* vs 3.5* per hotels.com). Got Harrah's. A nice free upgrade to deluxe with a high floor and view to the strip. It was awesome. Best of all, no resort fee.
Dec 16, 2010, 1:45 am
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Anyway, not too bad an extra day in Vegas, besides the extra money loss in the casino
Dec 16, 2010, 10:17 pm
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Southwest airport agent claim is a weather delay, but I suspect they just don't want to pay compensation.
What can I expect? No reroute in other airlines? No hotel voucher? No compensation of any type?
Was rebooked for tomorrow night, at the same late flight (apparently the only option).
Any help greatly appreciated.
What can I expect? No reroute in other airlines? No hotel voucher? No compensation of any type?
Was rebooked for tomorrow night, at the same late flight (apparently the only option).
Any help greatly appreciated.
Dec 17, 2010, 2:25 am
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Not clearly. But likely wrong. Truth is swa did cancel flight when other airlines landed safely (though with delays) at night, eg CO night flight from iah, UA flight from ord, etc. I don't know whether that means swa cares more about safety than other airlines, or other airlines had better info than swa, or swa didn't want a long delay and canceled blaming it on weather, etc.
