ITH-EWR: Expect Cancelation?
Apr 28, 2017, 5:04 am
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ITH-EWR: Expect Cancelation?
Hello fellow FTers,
I'm flying ITH-EWR tomorrow morning (and on to SFO). I see that historically it gets canceled frequently. They're predicting a chance of rain in the morning at flight time. Is it likely they'll cancel it? If so, how far in advance do they usually do so?
Thanks for any insight!
I'm flying ITH-EWR tomorrow morning (and on to SFO). I see that historically it gets canceled frequently. They're predicting a chance of rain in the morning at flight time. Is it likely they'll cancel it? If so, how far in advance do they usually do so?
Thanks for any insight!
Apr 28, 2017, 6:30 am
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I'm based out of ITH and have lots of experience with its cancellation quirks. Generally the cancellations come down to ITH being low-priority if EWR gets backed up with weather, etc. It's reasonably "easy" to drive from EWR to ITH, so those flights get axed if EWR needs to catch up.
But if the inbound flight makes it in today, your flight will almost definitely make it out tomorrow. The weather is great here today, and doesn't look like that big of a deal in the morning. I'd just pay attention to the "where is this flight coming from?" section of the flight status for your flight tomorrow. If the inbound makes it in okay you're almost certainly fine (barring mechanical problems or anything).
But if the inbound flight makes it in today, your flight will almost definitely make it out tomorrow. The weather is great here today, and doesn't look like that big of a deal in the morning. I'd just pay attention to the "where is this flight coming from?" section of the flight status for your flight tomorrow. If the inbound makes it in okay you're almost certainly fine (barring mechanical problems or anything).
Apr 28, 2017, 9:32 am
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I'm based out of ITH and have lots of experience with its cancellation quirks. Generally the cancellations come down to ITH being low-priority if EWR gets backed up with weather, etc. It's reasonably "easy" to drive from EWR to ITH, so those flights get axed if EWR needs to catch up.
But if the inbound flight makes it in today, your flight will almost definitely make it out tomorrow. The weather is great here today, and doesn't look like that big of a deal in the morning. I'd just pay attention to the "where is this flight coming from?" section of the flight status for your flight tomorrow. If the inbound makes it in okay you're almost certainly fine (barring mechanical problems or anything).
But if the inbound flight makes it in today, your flight will almost definitely make it out tomorrow. The weather is great here today, and doesn't look like that big of a deal in the morning. I'd just pay attention to the "where is this flight coming from?" section of the flight status for your flight tomorrow. If the inbound makes it in okay you're almost certainly fine (barring mechanical problems or anything).
At some point I read we were supposed to get E145s this year (now that BGM and ELM flights were discontinued) but haven't seen that in the schedule yet.
Lastly, to the OP -- have SYR back-up options ready. UA will very quickly transfer you to SYR-(ORD/IAD/EWR)-SFO if you request it, and they can also switch your return flight as well if that's applicable. SYR is about 65 minutes from ITH.
~Adam