US Airways Flight 4059 / 4095 (PHL / MKE)
Jan 29, 2012, 2:53 pm
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US Airways Flight 4059 / 4095 (PHL / MKE)
Just a quick rant of somethings that have been driving me nuts as of late. Curious if anyone is on the same route and what, if anything, I can do besides complain here.
I've been flying between PHL and MKE via US Airways (Air Wisconsin) on a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 for the last 6 weeks. The last three weeks have been quite awful according to my standards.
Week of 1/3: I sit next to a airliner mechanic en-route to MKE. He talks to me about how US Air is getting rid of the CRJ-200 and how he hates the planes because they're junk.
Week of 1/9: Delayed and hour en-route to MKE and then 4 hours to PHL due to mechanical issues.
Week of 1/16: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then delayed two hours en-route to PHL. On our approach the pilot aborted the landing at about 500-1000' up to circle back and try again.
Week of 1/23: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then my flight is diverted and canceled en-route to PHL. Pilot announces there is landing gear issues, burns off all the fuel, turns around when we're 20 mins from PHL, we land at MKE and are greeted by several emergency vehicles. Staff is re-routing people and not their bags (heard the conversation between staffers), I'm put on a bus to ORD and given the wrong bus time and almost miss my flight. No apologies, just more of the usual.
I feel like each week things get worse and worse. All the aforementioned problems are non-weather related delays. I'm starting to think flying in/out of ORD and driving to MKE is smarter then dealing with the above.
Do you think this is just an unlucky month? Or this is the way it is since this isn't a major route like PHL <-> ORD? I fly often and this is the worse back to back weeks I've had in some time.
I've been flying between PHL and MKE via US Airways (Air Wisconsin) on a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 for the last 6 weeks. The last three weeks have been quite awful according to my standards.
Week of 1/3: I sit next to a airliner mechanic en-route to MKE. He talks to me about how US Air is getting rid of the CRJ-200 and how he hates the planes because they're junk.
Week of 1/9: Delayed and hour en-route to MKE and then 4 hours to PHL due to mechanical issues.
Week of 1/16: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then delayed two hours en-route to PHL. On our approach the pilot aborted the landing at about 500-1000' up to circle back and try again.
Week of 1/23: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then my flight is diverted and canceled en-route to PHL. Pilot announces there is landing gear issues, burns off all the fuel, turns around when we're 20 mins from PHL, we land at MKE and are greeted by several emergency vehicles. Staff is re-routing people and not their bags (heard the conversation between staffers), I'm put on a bus to ORD and given the wrong bus time and almost miss my flight. No apologies, just more of the usual.
I feel like each week things get worse and worse. All the aforementioned problems are non-weather related delays. I'm starting to think flying in/out of ORD and driving to MKE is smarter then dealing with the above.
Do you think this is just an unlucky month? Or this is the way it is since this isn't a major route like PHL <-> ORD? I fly often and this is the worse back to back weeks I've had in some time.
Jan 29, 2012, 3:25 pm
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Sounds like a string of bad luck (other than the mechanic's comments and bag rerouting issue). With Express completion factor averaging in he high 90% range and on-time averaging 70% and above most days, your experiences have definitely been against the odds, so I would not recommend buying a lottery ticket.
Jim
Jim
Jan 30, 2012, 6:46 am
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Just a quick rant of somethings that have been driving me nuts as of late. Curious if anyone is on the same route and what, if anything, I can do besides complain here.
I've been flying between PHL and MKE via US Airways (Air Wisconsin) on a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 for the last 6 weeks. The last three weeks have been quite awful according to my standards.
Week of 1/3: I sit next to a airliner mechanic en-route to MKE. He talks to me about how US Air is getting rid of the CRJ-200 and how he hates the planes because they're junk.
Week of 1/9: Delayed and hour en-route to MKE and then 4 hours to PHL due to mechanical issues.
Week of 1/16: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then delayed two hours en-route to PHL. On our approach the pilot aborted the landing at about 500-1000' up to circle back and try again.
Week of 1/23: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then my flight is diverted and canceled en-route to PHL. Pilot announces there is landing gear issues, burns off all the fuel, turns around when we're 20 mins from PHL, we land at MKE and are greeted by several emergency vehicles. Staff is re-routing people and not their bags (heard the conversation between staffers), I'm put on a bus to ORD and given the wrong bus time and almost miss my flight. No apologies, just more of the usual.
I feel like each week things get worse and worse. All the aforementioned problems are non-weather related delays. I'm starting to think flying in/out of ORD and driving to MKE is smarter then dealing with the above.
Do you think this is just an unlucky month? Or this is the way it is since this isn't a major route like PHL <-> ORD? I fly often and this is the worse back to back weeks I've had in some time.
I've been flying between PHL and MKE via US Airways (Air Wisconsin) on a Canadair Regional Jet CRJ-200 for the last 6 weeks. The last three weeks have been quite awful according to my standards.
Week of 1/3: I sit next to a airliner mechanic en-route to MKE. He talks to me about how US Air is getting rid of the CRJ-200 and how he hates the planes because they're junk.
Week of 1/9: Delayed and hour en-route to MKE and then 4 hours to PHL due to mechanical issues.
Week of 1/16: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then delayed two hours en-route to PHL. On our approach the pilot aborted the landing at about 500-1000' up to circle back and try again.
Week of 1/23: Delayed two hours en-route to MKE and then my flight is diverted and canceled en-route to PHL. Pilot announces there is landing gear issues, burns off all the fuel, turns around when we're 20 mins from PHL, we land at MKE and are greeted by several emergency vehicles. Staff is re-routing people and not their bags (heard the conversation between staffers), I'm put on a bus to ORD and given the wrong bus time and almost miss my flight. No apologies, just more of the usual.
I feel like each week things get worse and worse. All the aforementioned problems are non-weather related delays. I'm starting to think flying in/out of ORD and driving to MKE is smarter then dealing with the above.
Do you think this is just an unlucky month? Or this is the way it is since this isn't a major route like PHL <-> ORD? I fly often and this is the worse back to back weeks I've had in some time.
Jan 30, 2012, 7:28 am
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At first I thought that OP will complain about 2hrs on CRJ 
I've done this route and I hated it, even in row 8.
Then I purposely switched to CLT-MKE to fly on bigger (CRJ-700), and few days before my departure they switched to CRJ-200. I hate those long CRJ/ERJ flights.
I've done this route and I hated it, even in row 8.
Then I purposely switched to CLT-MKE to fly on bigger (CRJ-700), and few days before my departure they switched to CRJ-200. I hate those long CRJ/ERJ flights.
Jan 31, 2012, 12:46 pm
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The CRJ-200's really suck. That said, I can probably do a 3 to 4 hour flight without issue. Luckily they don't fly more than 2.5 hours or so.