Jan 27, 2019, 12:33 pm
Travel Waiver: Chicago Winter Weather (January 27, 2019 - February 1, 2019)
Jan 30, 2019, 6:08 am
#46
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If you really want to go on a direct flight, you should call. Maybe your fare is not available to do it on the app but since they switched you they should switch you back if there's a seat available.
Jan 30, 2019, 7:45 am
#47
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Agent in the GS check-in lounge this AM said all UX flights are cancelled today and ~15% of mainline flights proactively cancelled due to light loads. I'm waiting for my EWR flight to connect down to MIA. 6AM EWR was killed and second one went out 30 minutes late. All the equipment is in place/on the way so hopefully I'll get out.
B6 lounge is probably ~60 degrees, which is the perfect temp for me but probably the first time I have ever been a little chilly while at ORD.
B6 lounge is probably ~60 degrees, which is the perfect temp for me but probably the first time I have ever been a little chilly while at ORD.
Jan 30, 2019, 8:47 am
#48
Join Date: Dec 2003
Location: Sydney, NSW Australia
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(01/30/19) UA5643 the 13:06 departure to ORD is cancelled but there is a flight UA 1361 ASE-BNA ( ferry flight) at 13:06 (I am guessing) to position an aeroplane in Nashville to allow a BNA to ORD flight tomorrow (1/31/19)
Jan 30, 2019, 10:12 am
#49
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It does not seem to be just UA. AA has had rolling ground stops for ORD since this morning. Both mainline and express.
What is also weird is that UA would cancel all flights on specific routes instead of operating 1 or 2 , eg. bna, bhm, cha, atl...
What is also weird is that UA would cancel all flights on specific routes instead of operating 1 or 2 , eg. bna, bhm, cha, atl...
Jan 30, 2019, 10:25 am
#50
Join Date: Sep 2014
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Chicago building code requires heating systems to be speced for -10 F outdoors. Obviously most systems are over spec but if it's -20 F and super windy with lots of opening/closing doors sometimes they struggle to keep up.
Frankly 60-65 F inside is perfect in winter because everyone is wearing sweaters. I hate it when it's 75 F and I have to strip down.
Frankly 60-65 F inside is perfect in winter because everyone is wearing sweaters. I hate it when it's 75 F and I have to strip down.
Jan 30, 2019, 10:55 am
#51
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Winter is not a good season for flying through ORD. I think from my outstation, there has already been 3 days where all the flights to ORD were cancelled in 2019.
Jan 30, 2019, 11:04 am
#52
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It's interesting UA did not cancel any of the longhaul flights despite the light loads - I thought it might have been advantageous for UA to consolidate certain flights into widebodies. I guess there are enough inbound passengers on the return which justified sending out empty 772s to Asia.
Jan 30, 2019, 11:59 am
#53
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It's interesting UA did not cancel any of the longhaul flights despite the light loads - I thought it might have been advantageous for UA to consolidate certain flights into widebodies. I guess there are enough inbound passengers on the return which justified sending out empty 772s to Asia.
Jan 30, 2019, 12:15 pm
#54
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Jan 30, 2019, 12:43 pm
#56
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Jan 30, 2019, 12:49 pm
#57
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Could be a shortage of crew issue at ORD -- They could fly from ORD-SFO with two fight officers, then change crews for the augmented crew there.
Jan 30, 2019, 12:57 pm
#59
Join Date: Jul 2015
Location: ORD/CLE
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ORD-LAX/SFO flights stopping in DEN. My best guess - not fully fueling planes to keep the refueling process shorter for ground grew then fly it to another hub where they can fuel the rest of the way.
Jan 30, 2019, 1:00 pm
#60
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My ORD-DEN tomorrow is canceled. Rerouted ORD-CLT-DEN 
and went from F to Y.
UA is wide open on their ORD-DEN tomorrow, but AA won't book me on another airline because the cancellation was weather related. HUACA?
and went from F to Y. UA is wide open on their ORD-DEN tomorrow, but AA won't book me on another airline because the cancellation was weather related. HUACA?