Jan 21, 2016, 4:20 pm
Last edit by: jgsx
Travel waiver extended to include original flights from Jan. 22-26. Terms have also been updated. Alternate travel dates extended to include Feb. 2.. HAPPY GROUNDHOG DAY!
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If you are trying to reschedule your reservation on the UA website and get an error message, try this: if the flight you are trying to change is scheduled to leave within 24 hours, try using the check-in feature on the UA website to change your flight. SEE Post #291 in this thread for direct link.
Link to weather waiver at bottom of page
1/25. 10:50 PM CST
EWR continues to cancel flights because of snow removal problems at EWR. Only one runway, snow piled in front of many gates. Reported by EWR764, reliable
post # 469...keep checking your flights and have alternate plans ready. This situation at EWR will have a ripple effect at other airports.
Official announcements from UA (@united on twitter):
Daily updates about cancelled flights and other important news:
At 6 am EST 1/22 UA added on the "Important notices"section of the UA website that Baltimore, DCA, IAD, and Philadelphia will all begin cancelling flights on Friday afternoon.
At 11 am EST 1/22, EWR was added to the list of airports where UA will begin cancelling flights on Friday afternoon.
On 1/22 , New York LGA was added to the list of UA airports that will begin cancelling flights on Friday afternoon.
Waiver extended to Jan. 25, alternate travel dates extended to include Jan. 29
On 1/23, NY Gov. Cuomo announces travel ban to keep citizens off roads. The area is expecting record-breaking snowfall. If roads cannot be cleared, workers cannot get to EWR...UA ground workers and flight crews. UA may need to cancel more flights Sunday & Mon. Keep watching your flight status & making alternative plans.
For story about NYC: nydailynews.com
1/23 2 PM. CST..... Flight Aware announces 130 UA flights cancelled on Sunday 1/24 at EWR flightaware.com
At 3 PM, Flight Aware announces another 36 UA flights cancelled on Sunday at EWR.
(total 166 ) 49% of flights.
1/23 3PM ....UA announced no operations on Sunday 1/24 at Washington D.C. area airports and limited operations at New York City area airports.
1/23 4:30 PM CST...Flight Aware announces another 69 UA flights at EWR have been cancelled on Sunday.
That is a total of 235 flights...68% of UA's operations at EWR !!
1/23 6:30 PM CST...Flight Aware announces another
19 UA flights at EWR have cancelled for Sunday.
That is a total of 254 flights...74% of UA's operations at EWR!!!
1/23 10:30 PM CST travel waiver extended to include Jan. 26. Terms to Change flights extended to include Feb. 2. Use link at bottom of page to see revised waiver.
1/24 3:00 AM CST - Flight Aware announces more UA Flight cancellations for Sunday:
IAD - 77 (61%); DCA - 5 (38%); BWI - 3 (21%);
PHL - 7 (41%); BOS - 7 (17%); LGA - 24 (66%)
1/24. 4:00.AM CST
Flight Aware announces UA cancellations for Mon. 1/25 (this may possibly change some as cities affected and airports dig out and ground and inflight crews can begin work)
EWR -67 (19%); LGA -3 (6%); IAD -51 (41%); DCA -7 (41%);
BWI - 8 (61%); PHL - 9 (47%); BOS - 6 (12%)
1/24 8:30 PM - even though Flight Aware reported some flights leaving IAD and DCA on Sunday, the airports report they were closed all day Sunday and will have very limited operations on Monday 1/25 (source flydulles.com , flyreagan.com). perhaps UA did not bother reporting cancellations to Flight Aware. Both airports plan to have at least one runway open for Monday morning.
1/25 4:00 AM CST
Flight aware posts Flight cancellations for UA on Monday for major airports that were in the storm: This may change some during the day. Keep watching your flight and have a backup plan ready.
EWR - 86 (23%);LGA - 4 (8%); IAD -51(40%); DCA - 7(38%);
BWI - 8 (61%); PHL - 9 (47%); BOS - 8 (14%)
1/25 7:30 AM CST
Flight Aware posts that UA has cancelled an additional 26 flights at EWR for Monday....total 112 (30%)
1/25 11:30 AM CST
Flight Aware has posted that UA has cancelled another 29 flights at EWR for Monday.
That brings the total to be 141 (37%). This will affect other cities as well. Keep watching your flights.
1/25 12:30 PM CST
3 more UA flights cancelled at BOS...total 11 (20%)
5 more UA flights cancelled at IAD...total 56 (43%)
1/25 2:30 PM CST
9 more UA flights cancelled at EWR today..total 150 (39%)
1/25. 3:00 PM CST
Initial report on UA cancellations for Tuesday 1/26:
EWR - 24 (7%); LGA - 0; IAD - 3 (2%); DCA - 0;
BWI - 0; PHL - 0; BOS - 2. Seems like things are looking better. Keep watching your flights.
1/25 9:00 PM CST
7 more UA cancellations at EWR on Monday.
Total 157 (40%)
1/25. 9 PM CST
Tuesday 1/26 UA cancellations at main airports in the storm:
(updated from 3 PM report)
EWR - 107 (31%); LGA - 0; IAD - 3 (2%), DCA - 0;
BWI - 0; PHL - 0; BOS - 10 (20%)
1/25, 100% of UA flights cancelled at EWR and LGA
1/26 4:30 AM CST
UA cancellations 1/26 update:
EWR - 98 (28%) keep watching your flights as this may change during the day if progress in snow removal may be made...
LGA - 0; IAD - 4 (3%); DCA - 0; BWI - 0; PHL - 0;
BOS - 8 (16%) however, BOS added 3 evening flights to EWR that are on schedule to attempt to get PAX from BOS
Link to weather waiver:
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...eptionPolicies
IMPORTANT NOTICE
If you are trying to reschedule your reservation on the UA website and get an error message, try this: if the flight you are trying to change is scheduled to leave within 24 hours, try using the check-in feature on the UA website to change your flight. SEE Post #291 in this thread for direct link.
Link to weather waiver at bottom of page
1/25. 10:50 PM CST
EWR continues to cancel flights because of snow removal problems at EWR. Only one runway, snow piled in front of many gates. Reported by EWR764, reliable
post # 469...keep checking your flights and have alternate plans ready. This situation at EWR will have a ripple effect at other airports.
Official announcements from UA (@united on twitter):
United @united 1h1 hour ago
We will suspend flights at our Dulles hub and other mid-Atlantic airports starting Friday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. ET.
We will suspend flights at our Dulles hub and other mid-Atlantic airports starting Friday, Jan. 22, at 4 p.m. ET.
United @united
We’re suspending all flights at Newark on Saturday and plan to resume on Sunday.
1:16pm 1/22/16
We’re suspending all flights at Newark on Saturday and plan to resume on Sunday.
1:16pm 1/22/16
At 6 am EST 1/22 UA added on the "Important notices"section of the UA website that Baltimore, DCA, IAD, and Philadelphia will all begin cancelling flights on Friday afternoon.
At 11 am EST 1/22, EWR was added to the list of airports where UA will begin cancelling flights on Friday afternoon.
On 1/22 , New York LGA was added to the list of UA airports that will begin cancelling flights on Friday afternoon.
Waiver extended to Jan. 25, alternate travel dates extended to include Jan. 29
On 1/23, NY Gov. Cuomo announces travel ban to keep citizens off roads. The area is expecting record-breaking snowfall. If roads cannot be cleared, workers cannot get to EWR...UA ground workers and flight crews. UA may need to cancel more flights Sunday & Mon. Keep watching your flight status & making alternative plans.
For story about NYC: nydailynews.com
1/23 2 PM. CST..... Flight Aware announces 130 UA flights cancelled on Sunday 1/24 at EWR flightaware.com
At 3 PM, Flight Aware announces another 36 UA flights cancelled on Sunday at EWR.
(total 166 ) 49% of flights.
1/23 3PM ....UA announced no operations on Sunday 1/24 at Washington D.C. area airports and limited operations at New York City area airports.
1/23 4:30 PM CST...Flight Aware announces another 69 UA flights at EWR have been cancelled on Sunday.
That is a total of 235 flights...68% of UA's operations at EWR !!
1/23 6:30 PM CST...Flight Aware announces another
19 UA flights at EWR have cancelled for Sunday.
That is a total of 254 flights...74% of UA's operations at EWR!!!
1/23 10:30 PM CST travel waiver extended to include Jan. 26. Terms to Change flights extended to include Feb. 2. Use link at bottom of page to see revised waiver.
1/24 3:00 AM CST - Flight Aware announces more UA Flight cancellations for Sunday:
IAD - 77 (61%); DCA - 5 (38%); BWI - 3 (21%);
PHL - 7 (41%); BOS - 7 (17%); LGA - 24 (66%)
1/24. 4:00.AM CST
Flight Aware announces UA cancellations for Mon. 1/25 (this may possibly change some as cities affected and airports dig out and ground and inflight crews can begin work)
EWR -67 (19%); LGA -3 (6%); IAD -51 (41%); DCA -7 (41%);
BWI - 8 (61%); PHL - 9 (47%); BOS - 6 (12%)
1/24 8:30 PM - even though Flight Aware reported some flights leaving IAD and DCA on Sunday, the airports report they were closed all day Sunday and will have very limited operations on Monday 1/25 (source flydulles.com , flyreagan.com). perhaps UA did not bother reporting cancellations to Flight Aware. Both airports plan to have at least one runway open for Monday morning.
1/25 4:00 AM CST
Flight aware posts Flight cancellations for UA on Monday for major airports that were in the storm: This may change some during the day. Keep watching your flight and have a backup plan ready.
EWR - 86 (23%);LGA - 4 (8%); IAD -51(40%); DCA - 7(38%);
BWI - 8 (61%); PHL - 9 (47%); BOS - 8 (14%)
1/25 7:30 AM CST
Flight Aware posts that UA has cancelled an additional 26 flights at EWR for Monday....total 112 (30%)
1/25 11:30 AM CST
Flight Aware has posted that UA has cancelled another 29 flights at EWR for Monday.
That brings the total to be 141 (37%). This will affect other cities as well. Keep watching your flights.
1/25 12:30 PM CST
3 more UA flights cancelled at BOS...total 11 (20%)
5 more UA flights cancelled at IAD...total 56 (43%)
1/25 2:30 PM CST
9 more UA flights cancelled at EWR today..total 150 (39%)
1/25. 3:00 PM CST
Initial report on UA cancellations for Tuesday 1/26:
EWR - 24 (7%); LGA - 0; IAD - 3 (2%); DCA - 0;
BWI - 0; PHL - 0; BOS - 2. Seems like things are looking better. Keep watching your flights.
1/25 9:00 PM CST
7 more UA cancellations at EWR on Monday.
Total 157 (40%)
1/25. 9 PM CST
Tuesday 1/26 UA cancellations at main airports in the storm:
(updated from 3 PM report)
EWR - 107 (31%); LGA - 0; IAD - 3 (2%), DCA - 0;
BWI - 0; PHL - 0; BOS - 10 (20%)
1/25, 100% of UA flights cancelled at EWR and LGA
1/26 4:30 AM CST
UA cancellations 1/26 update:
EWR - 98 (28%) keep watching your flights as this may change during the day if progress in snow removal may be made...
LGA - 0; IAD - 4 (3%); DCA - 0; BWI - 0; PHL - 0;
BOS - 8 (16%) however, BOS added 3 evening flights to EWR that are on schedule to attempt to get PAX from BOS
Link to weather waiver:
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...eptionPolicies
Mid-Atlantic / Northeast weather waiver issued: Jan. 22-26, 2016
Jan 19, 2016, 9:33 am
#1
Moderator, Omni, Omni/PR, Omni/Games, FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Between DCA and IAD
Programs: UA 1K MM; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 67,090
Mid-Atlantic / Northeast weather waiver issued: Jan. 22-26, 2016
I think it's still premature for UA to issue a weather waiver for the WAS area, but given all the models are now suggesting double-digit snowfalls for the region, it seems almost inevitable we'll get one.
I'm guessing either Wednesday night or Thursday during the day? (The weather is supposed to arrive Thursday night through the weekend.)
I am antsy as I have travel Friday morning, and obviously want to reschedule ASAP to minimize additional costs. I paid UA way, way too much in change fees last year.
===
MODERATOR EDIT
I've changed the title of this thread as a weather waiver has now been issued for January 22-[25]
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...elnotices.aspx
goalie
UA forum Co-Moderator
I'm guessing either Wednesday night or Thursday during the day? (The weather is supposed to arrive Thursday night through the weekend.)
I am antsy as I have travel Friday morning, and obviously want to reschedule ASAP to minimize additional costs. I paid UA way, way too much in change fees last year.
===
MODERATOR EDIT
I've changed the title of this thread as a weather waiver has now been issued for January 22-[25]
https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/tra...elnotices.aspx
goalie
UA forum Co-Moderator
Last edited by Ocn Vw 1K; Jan 22, 2016 at 9:28 pm Reason: Update period of weather waiver.
Jan 19, 2016, 9:37 am
#2
Suspended
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Just outside Big D, or many other places in big metal tubes
Programs: WN Rpd.Rwrds, AA, was longtime CO very top Elite tier, Overentitled UA Lifetime 1K (since 2012)
Posts: 1,334
You are right, it is premature for this discussion as no waiver yet.
Jan 19, 2016, 9:45 am
#3
Join Date: May 2012
Location: ORF, RIC
Programs: UA LT 1K, 3 MM; Marriott Titanium; IHG Platinum
Posts: 6,930
It is only Monday. The forecast might be changed later. The following is from the nation's weather authority, National Weather Service. Be safe!
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...5#.Vp5m1Oc7718
Friday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
http://forecast.weather.gov/MapClick...5#.Vp5m1Oc7718
Friday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 31. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Friday Night
Snow. The snow could be heavy at times. Low around 28. Chance of precipitation is 90%.
Saturday
Snow likely. Cloudy, with a high near 33. Breezy. Chance of precipitation is 70%.
Saturday Night
A chance of snow. Mostly cloudy, with a low around 24. Chance of precipitation is 40%.
Jan 19, 2016, 9:51 am
#4
Join Date: Mar 2005
Location: DEN
Programs: UA1K
Posts: 4,044
there will be a waiver issued...but prob not until tomorrow? all signs pointing towards a significant snowstorm. i know it's still early, but confidence in the models is high.
either way i would begin planning alternatives for when the waiver is issued.
either way i would begin planning alternatives for when the waiver is issued.
Jan 19, 2016, 9:53 am
#5
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: CT, USA
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 74
Not too early
When you have vacation plans that have you connecting at IAD Saturday morning with limited flight options for destination (GCM). On top of being a resort location - hotel has 7 day cancel policy, so out $500 bucks if things go totally awry.
Let's just say I am quite anxious. Trying not to be a pessimest, both I see the whole trip going to hell.
Let's just say I am quite anxious. Trying not to be a pessimest, both I see the whole trip going to hell.
Jan 19, 2016, 9:53 am
#6
Join Date: Feb 2002
Posts: 3,899
I don't understand the reluctance to do it now. I'm mean there is high confidence there will be something severe enough to disrupt operations Fri-Sun.
Jan 19, 2016, 10:03 am
#7
Join Date: Dec 2015
Programs: Hilton Diamond, UA Plat, Marriott Gold
Posts: 133
FWIW, a number of the most reliable models are projecting 20"+ for DC proper---some forecasting significantly more. Most every model is pushing 8"+ for the whole region. I think early morning tomorrow (if not tonight), they'll issue a waiver.
Jan 19, 2016, 10:08 am
#8
Suspended
Join Date: May 2010
Location: Just outside Big D, or many other places in big metal tubes
Programs: WN Rpd.Rwrds, AA, was longtime CO very top Elite tier, Overentitled UA Lifetime 1K (since 2012)
Posts: 1,334
When you have vacation plans that have you connecting at IAD Saturday morning with limited flight options for destination (GCM). On top of being a resort location - hotel has 7 day cancel policy, so out $500 bucks if things go totally awry.
Let's just say I am quite anxious. Trying not to be a pessimest, both I see the whole trip going to hell.
Let's just say I am quite anxious. Trying not to be a pessimest, both I see the whole trip going to hell.
Jan 19, 2016, 10:13 am
#9
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: ANP
Programs: UA 1k, Marriott Plat, HH gold, Avis/Hertz Pres
Posts: 1,408
My bet is friday morning.
I am waiting to change my friday flight to thursday. Headed to San Diego for the weekend, rather be stuck there than here in DC in 3 ft of snow.
I am waiting to change my friday flight to thursday. Headed to San Diego for the weekend, rather be stuck there than here in DC in 3 ft of snow.
Jan 19, 2016, 10:14 am
#10
Join Date: Jan 2004
Location: CT, USA
Programs: UA 1K, Hilton Diamond, Marriott Gold
Posts: 74
Jan 19, 2016, 10:28 am
#11
Join Date: Mar 2012
Programs: Mileage Plus 1K; Marriott Platinum; Hilton Gold
Posts: 6,355
Is there any way to set up an email alert for when a UA weather waiver is issued?
Not that would be a valuable service for FT, or another online community, to provide. Then, people could make changes before the open space on alternative flights gets snapped up.
Not that would be a valuable service for FT, or another online community, to provide. Then, people could make changes before the open space on alternative flights gets snapped up.
Jan 19, 2016, 10:38 am
#12
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: ANP
Programs: UA 1k, Marriott Plat, HH gold, Avis/Hertz Pres
Posts: 1,408
Jan 19, 2016, 11:09 am
#13
Join Date: Aug 2000
Location: IAD/DCA
Programs: UA 1K and Million Miler; Marriott Lifetime Platinum Premier
Posts: 376
1/22-23 Mid-Atlantic Snowstorm
Due to arrive IAD from CUN on 1/23 and wondering if UA will likely announce a preemptive travel waiver to change flight without penalty. From experience, it doesn't take much snow to snarl things at Dulles.
Jan 19, 2016, 11:19 am
#14
Moderator, Omni, Omni/PR, Omni/Games, FlyerTalk Posting Legend
Original Poster
Join Date: Oct 2004
Location: Between DCA and IAD
Programs: UA 1K MM; Hilton Diamond
Posts: 67,090
My wager is on a waiver coming out tomorrow (Wednesday) night, or Thursday during the day. I'm hoping sooner rather than later, as I do have hotels I have to change, too, and I need to be able to find alternate availability on flights.
Jan 19, 2016, 11:40 am
#15
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: ANP
Programs: UA 1k, Marriott Plat, HH gold, Avis/Hertz Pres
Posts: 1,408
I have a feeling UA will plan on all planes our of IAD by friday noon at latest. Latest maps show about 26 inches at IAD which will close it for 2-3 days. its more that noone will be able to get to IAD more than anything.
