Flying in snow, what can I expect?
Jan 20, 2016, 3:54 pm
#16
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Flying in snow, what can I expect?
Looks like Charlotte was just placed on the travel waiver for AA.
What is the consensus of flying into CLT at 10pm Saturday?
What is the consensus of flying into CLT at 10pm Saturday?
Last edited by Mauibaby2008; Jan 20, 2016 at 4:05 pm
Jan 20, 2016, 5:37 pm
#17
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Happened to us over the holidays. Snow storm, new flight would have gotten us to our destination and we would only have been able to spend a day there. Called AA and had no problem cancelling. Got our money refunded a week or so later.
Jan 20, 2016, 8:45 pm
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Are we thinking ugly like in 'don't even bother?' I'm supposed to leaving for DEN tomorrow and returning to PHL at 1100 MST. With the snow expected to end on Saturday evening, do you think AA would be running flights on Sunday, even with a delay?
Jan 21, 2016, 1:52 pm
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Wife is flying MSP-CLT-IAD on Sunday morning.
AA 1961 MSP-CLT (departs 6:49 am)
AA 4955 CLT-IAD (departs 11:45 am)
Do you think she'll have any issues? She's freaking out, and this travel is necessary as she has work training starting on Monday morning (actually an hour drive west of BWI and IAD). I told her she'd probably be fine as snow crews are fairly efficient getting things back on track, but then again I'm spoiled here at MSP in that regard.
AA 1961 MSP-CLT (departs 6:49 am)
AA 4955 CLT-IAD (departs 11:45 am)
Do you think she'll have any issues? She's freaking out, and this travel is necessary as she has work training starting on Monday morning (actually an hour drive west of BWI and IAD). I told her she'd probably be fine as snow crews are fairly efficient getting things back on track, but then again I'm spoiled here at MSP in that regard.
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Jan 21, 2016, 2:02 pm
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Wife is flying MSP-CLT-IAD on Sunday morning.
AA 1961 MSP-CLT (departs 6:49 am)
AA 4955 CLT-IAD (departs 11:45 am)
Do you think she'll have any issues? She's freaking out, and this travel is necessary as she has work training starting on Monday morning (actually an hour drive west of BWI and IAD). I told her she'd probably be fine as snow crews are fairly efficient getting things back on track, but then again I'm spoiled here at MSP in that regard.
AA 1961 MSP-CLT (departs 6:49 am)
AA 4955 CLT-IAD (departs 11:45 am)
Do you think she'll have any issues? She's freaking out, and this travel is necessary as she has work training starting on Monday morning (actually an hour drive west of BWI and IAD). I told her she'd probably be fine as snow crews are fairly efficient getting things back on track, but then again I'm spoiled here at MSP in that regard.
DC does not deal with snow well at all. Roads and streets will be in bad condition for a long time, or until the snow all melts. Rental cars might not be well equipped (good tires, snow brush, lots of windshield washer fluid that doesn't freeze) for snow either. MN handles winter weather well, but other areas don't have the equipment or experience to do so.
Jan 21, 2016, 2:08 pm
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It depends on when the snow/winds taper off. AA has completely cancelled all flights to PHL for Saturday. They will try to start getting flights back into PHL as soon as possible, but if you had a rebook choice I would go for later than earlier.
Jan 21, 2016, 2:09 pm
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Jan 21, 2016, 2:11 pm
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Wife is flying MSP-CLT-IAD on Sunday morning.
AA 1961 MSP-CLT (departs 6:49 am)
AA 4955 CLT-IAD (departs 11:45 am)
Do you think she'll have any issues? She's freaking out, and this travel is necessary as she has work training starting on Monday morning (actually an hour drive west of BWI and IAD). I told her she'd probably be fine as snow crews are fairly efficient getting things back on track, but then again I'm spoiled here at MSP in that regard.
AA 1961 MSP-CLT (departs 6:49 am)
AA 4955 CLT-IAD (departs 11:45 am)
Do you think she'll have any issues? She's freaking out, and this travel is necessary as she has work training starting on Monday morning (actually an hour drive west of BWI and IAD). I told her she'd probably be fine as snow crews are fairly efficient getting things back on track, but then again I'm spoiled here at MSP in that regard.
Jan 21, 2016, 2:12 pm
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If she's on AA, can she reroute through DFW or ORD to get into IAD (or BWI or DCA if that works)? The biggest problem might be the drive or other land transportation from the airport to her training site. [I've seen six inches of snow cause three hour lines for shared taxis at DCA.]
DC does not deal with snow well at all. Roads and streets will be in bad condition for a long time, or until the snow all melts. Rental cars might not be well equipped (good tires, snow brush, lots of windshield washer fluid that doesn't freeze) for snow either. MN handles winter weather well, but other areas don't have the equipment or experience to do so.
DC does not deal with snow well at all. Roads and streets will be in bad condition for a long time, or until the snow all melts. Rental cars might not be well equipped (good tires, snow brush, lots of windshield washer fluid that doesn't freeze) for snow either. MN handles winter weather well, but other areas don't have the equipment or experience to do so.
Jan 21, 2016, 2:41 pm
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I'm not predicting that she can get into a DC area airport on Sunday, just saying that landing there might be the smaller problem than driving to some (remote?) conference center an hour away. Since driving is on the agenda, she should try to get into the DC area and pick up her rental car as early in the day as possible. You might want to make dummy fully cancellable car reservations for all three airports just in case.
Jan 21, 2016, 4:09 pm
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Have a flight leaving JFK at 7:30am on Saturday morning going to London, can any experts predict if the flight will leave or not? Was originally on the 9:35pm but changed it when I heard the snow wasn't going to start until Sat AM.
Thanks!
Thanks!
Jan 21, 2016, 4:42 pm
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Anyone planning to drive anywhere in the DMV region over the weekend is either crazy or the world's biggest optimist. The area was in traffic chaos last night, people I know abandoned their cars - it snowed 1.5-2.0 inches.
The storm will be that times 10 or even times 20. They won't clear the roads much at all over the weekend as they don't have enough equipment and/or staff to deal with a big blizzard.
D.C. is woefully unprepared for winter weather even though it reliably will have a winter weather event or more each season. That applies both to the authorities in the area and the residents. The hot, long subtropical summers seem to deceive people into believing they live in a warmer climate than they really do.
I have a hunch the number of people in the region who have ever put mud and snow tires on their vehicle is very small indeed. If those were widespread, at least those 1-2 inch events would be less troublesome.
The storm will be that times 10 or even times 20. They won't clear the roads much at all over the weekend as they don't have enough equipment and/or staff to deal with a big blizzard.
D.C. is woefully unprepared for winter weather even though it reliably will have a winter weather event or more each season. That applies both to the authorities in the area and the residents. The hot, long subtropical summers seem to deceive people into believing they live in a warmer climate than they really do.
I have a hunch the number of people in the region who have ever put mud and snow tires on their vehicle is very small indeed. If those were widespread, at least those 1-2 inch events would be less troublesome.