Jan 16, 2018, 12:49 am
IAH Travel Waiver - 1/16/18
Jan 16, 2018, 9:29 am
#16
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Heading to Costco for more popcorn...
Programs: UA 1K 2MM Flier, SPG Plt, Hilton Dia
Posts: 8,461
Currently in flight to IAH and our pilot told us they just closed IAH to clear the runways. In a holding pattern until they make a decision to re-open runways or divert.
Edit - one runway has been re-opened (per our pilot)
Edit - one runway has been re-opened (per our pilot)
Last edited by cawhite; Jan 16, 2018 at 9:35 am
Jan 16, 2018, 9:56 am
#18
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: MFR
Programs: UA 1K 1.9MM, Hilton Gold, Marriott Gold
Posts: 2,883
As a Houstonian, let me just say that we have no clue how to function with winter weather. We close schools and most of the city with the forecast of potential ice/snow. If the temperature gets near 32 degrees, it is the lead story on the local news.
If bad weather actually hits the airport, few connections would be safe. We just do not have the equipment necessary (nor the experience) to handle ice/snow in an efficient manner..
If bad weather actually hits the airport, few connections would be safe. We just do not have the equipment necessary (nor the experience) to handle ice/snow in an efficient manner..
As someone who grew up in Buffalo, NY it always makes me laugh.
Jan 16, 2018, 12:29 pm
#19
Join Date: Jan 2005
Location: Maine
Programs: UA Gold, Hyatt Glob, Marriott Plat, National EE, Hertz PC
Posts: 706
From the FAA:
CTL ELEMENT: IAH
ELEMENT TYPE: APT
ADL TIME: 1723Z
DELAY ASSIGNMENT MODE: UDP
ARRIVALS ESTIMATED FOR: 16/1723Z - 17/0559Z
CUMULATIVE PROGRAM PERIOD: 16/1723Z - 17/0559Z
PROGRAM RATE: 10/6/12/12/12/12/12/24/24/24/24/24/24
FLT INCL: ALL CONTIGUOUS US DEP
DEP SCOPE: (MANUAL) ZLA ZAU ZLC ZTL ZDC ZNY ZHU ZJX ZFW ZOB ZDV ZOA
ZSE ZBW ZMA ZKC ZME ZID ZAB ZMP
CANADIAN DEP ARPTS INCLUDED: CYVR CYYJ CYTZ CYYZ
DELAY ASSIGNMENT TABLE APPLIES TO: ZHU
MAXIMUM DELAY: 508
AVERAGE DELAY: 363
IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / SNOW-ICE
COMMENTS: GROUND STOP CANCELED. A/C RELEASED ON EDCTS. EDCTS WILL
BE LENGTHY.
Not much flow permitted the rest of the day...
CTL ELEMENT: IAH
ELEMENT TYPE: APT
ADL TIME: 1723Z
DELAY ASSIGNMENT MODE: UDP
ARRIVALS ESTIMATED FOR: 16/1723Z - 17/0559Z
CUMULATIVE PROGRAM PERIOD: 16/1723Z - 17/0559Z
PROGRAM RATE: 10/6/12/12/12/12/12/24/24/24/24/24/24
FLT INCL: ALL CONTIGUOUS US DEP
DEP SCOPE: (MANUAL) ZLA ZAU ZLC ZTL ZDC ZNY ZHU ZJX ZFW ZOB ZDV ZOA
ZSE ZBW ZMA ZKC ZME ZID ZAB ZMP
CANADIAN DEP ARPTS INCLUDED: CYVR CYYJ CYTZ CYYZ
DELAY ASSIGNMENT TABLE APPLIES TO: ZHU
MAXIMUM DELAY: 508
AVERAGE DELAY: 363
IMPACTING CONDITION: WEATHER / SNOW-ICE
COMMENTS: GROUND STOP CANCELED. A/C RELEASED ON EDCTS. EDCTS WILL
BE LENGTHY.
Not much flow permitted the rest of the day...
Jan 16, 2018, 1:26 pm
#21
Join Date: Sep 2013
Location: ME
Programs: DL Platinum; UA Gold; Hilton Diamond; Marriott Platinum
Posts: 32
Jan 16, 2018, 1:48 pm
#22
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K, 1MM, I miss GS
Posts: 113
Apparently they have one, and it broke. just added and hour to my delay, but we are borded with door open for "just in case." Good thing I am up front with a bourbon, they have already served the hot nuts, wonder if they recater with everyone up front on their third or fourth round.
Jan 16, 2018, 1:51 pm
#23
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Join Date: Jan 2018
Programs: UA Premier Silver
Posts: 311
Jan 16, 2018, 5:28 pm
#25
Join Date: May 2004
Location: DCA ZWU
Programs: AGR WOH
Posts: 1,785
UA will allow almost anything, it's actually quite nice. I just made a change that most people would deem me clinically insane for tomorrows waiver, but made sense to me. With that said, I don't know how lenient UA is for weather changes for changing co-terminals, but you could really make a case for that if you really wanted to.
This was after the EasyChicken (kiosk) suggested that I route RDU-SFO + SFO-IAH redeye. Would've been a marvelous way to earn BIS, if only I didn't need to be conscious tomorrow...
Jan 16, 2018, 6:14 pm
#26
Join Date: Mar 2009
Location: IAH
Programs: UA 1K, 1MM, I miss GS
Posts: 113
Spent nearly 2hrs to get to the de-ice pad at the runway entrance, ready for them to start spraying then the pilots announced they had timed out, used the runway back to gate. Fun times today at IAH.
Jan 16, 2018, 7:12 pm
#28
Join Date: Oct 2009
Location: Chicago, IL
Programs: UA 1K MM, HHonors Diamond,PC, Marriott Rewards Gold
Posts: 1,117
were you on 1137? If so, we were on the same flight. I was watching the route on the on and off Wi-if on Flightradar24 and knew we were on our way before the announcement. Incredible luck not to divert. Roads were a nightmare today but as a northerner, never slid or spin a wheel with the rental car. Saw mass mayhem on beltway 8 with closings forcing me to get off and back on again. Houston stay the course and keep salt spraying overnight. I have more work to do Wednesday morning! Hopefully I’ll get out in the PM
Jan 16, 2018, 7:24 pm
#29
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: ORD
Programs: UA 1K 1.5 MM, AA PLAT PRO 1MM
Posts: 573
I have a relative on the flight to Amsterdam tonight. They left the gate about 90 minutes late (after waiting for the "frozen lavatories" to be fixed), then it took about 2:30 to get through de-icing. He was at the airport for most of the afternoon and said many of the concessions were closed.
Jan 17, 2018, 8:10 am
#30
Join Date: Sep 2002
Location: Heading to Costco for more popcorn...
Programs: UA 1K 2MM Flier, SPG Plt, Hilton Dia
Posts: 8,461
Originally Posted by tryathlete
were you on 1137? If so, we were on the same flight. I was watching the route on the on and off Wi-if on Flightradar24 and knew we were on our way before the announcement. Incredible luck not to divert. Roads were a nightmare today but as a northerner, never slid or spin a wheel with the rental car. Saw mass mayhem on beltway 8 with closings forcing me to get off and back on again. Houston stay the course and keep salt spraying overnight. I have more work to do Wednesday morning! Hopefully I’ll get out in the PM
Last edited by cawhite; Jan 17, 2018 at 8:16 am