AA cancels 961 DFW flights due to storm
02-22-2015 | 07:12 PM
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AA cancels 961 DFW flights due to storm
Next few days are gonna be challenging for everyone
American Airlines Group cancels close to a thousand flights Monday | Dallas Morning News
With an ice/sleet storm expected to sweep across North Texas late Sunday and into Monday, American Airlines Group has cancelled 961 Monday flights systemwide, the carrier said Sunday evening.
Most of the cancellations are for its American Airlines and regional airline flights, but also some flights by its US Airways unit.
The vast majority of the cancellations are tied to the anticipated bad weather hitting Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
At midday Sunday, Southwest Airlines said it was keeping an eye on the situation. As of 7:30 p.m., FlightStats.com showed only a few cancellations out of Dallas Love Field.
NOTE: AA originally cited 961 cancellations at D/FW Airport, but subsequently clarified/corrected to state that the 961 cancellations were throughout its system.
D/FW spokesman David Magana said that airlines had cancelled about 160 D/FW flights Sunday, and about half of the flights scheduled for Monday.
American Airlines Group cancels close to a thousand flights Monday | Dallas Morning News
With an ice/sleet storm expected to sweep across North Texas late Sunday and into Monday, American Airlines Group has cancelled 961 Monday flights systemwide, the carrier said Sunday evening.
Most of the cancellations are for its American Airlines and regional airline flights, but also some flights by its US Airways unit.
The vast majority of the cancellations are tied to the anticipated bad weather hitting Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport.
At midday Sunday, Southwest Airlines said it was keeping an eye on the situation. As of 7:30 p.m., FlightStats.com showed only a few cancellations out of Dallas Love Field.
NOTE: AA originally cited 961 cancellations at D/FW Airport, but subsequently clarified/corrected to state that the 961 cancellations were throughout its system.
D/FW spokesman David Magana said that airlines had cancelled about 160 D/FW flights Sunday, and about half of the flights scheduled for Monday.
02-22-2015 | 08:31 PM
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Next few days are gonna be challenging for everyone
American Airlines Group cancels close to a thousand flights Monday | Dallas Morning News
American Airlines Group cancels close to a thousand flights Monday | Dallas Morning News
02-22-2015 | 08:45 PM
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Today in CLT I witnessed 4 passengers run to the gate at 8:13 pm for an 8:20. Agent refused to board them citing that the flight was closed, and closed the door and walked down. They had been at special services getting rebooked. Next flight (last flight out) was oversold, no chance for them. They blew an entire day traveling and still ended up stuck because of the "new" goal of closing the door at D-10.
Only reason I made it on is because I plastered myself to the window of the terminal and the pilots told the agent to come get me. There were plenty of open seats.
If we keep treating people like we do, especially after irreg ops, we're not going to have many more customers.
Delta did a survey a couple years ago, asking passengers, would you rather flights run really late or cx and get rebooked. The answer was run the flights! So they do. They don't cancel. Seems Airways has always been gun-shy about running flights really late getting people where they need to go. That is, after all, the business we are pretending to be in. Frustrating seeing the company operate and not being able to do anything about it.
Only reason I made it on is because I plastered myself to the window of the terminal and the pilots told the agent to come get me. There were plenty of open seats.
If we keep treating people like we do, especially after irreg ops, we're not going to have many more customers.
Delta did a survey a couple years ago, asking passengers, would you rather flights run really late or cx and get rebooked. The answer was run the flights! So they do. They don't cancel. Seems Airways has always been gun-shy about running flights really late getting people where they need to go. That is, after all, the business we are pretending to be in. Frustrating seeing the company operate and not being able to do anything about it.
02-23-2015 | 03:23 AM
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Tough getting to NYC from DFW yesterday. JFK weight restricted. CA had it lifted for jumpseater. Unfortunately, several jumpseaters. Gate agents melting down. Ended up in a 737 cockpit to LGA. Nice company, a free burrito dinner, and a go around in LGA. Good times.
02-23-2015 | 03:28 AM
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Yet there's still planes on flightaware coming in to land.
Yet there's still planes on flightaware coming in to land.
02-23-2015 | 06:35 AM
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Tough getting to NYC from DFW yesterday. JFK weight restricted. CA had it lifted for jumpseater. Unfortunately, several jumpseaters. Gate agents melting down. Ended up in a 737 cockpit to LGA. Nice company, a free burrito dinner, and a go around in LGA. Good times.
This one makes me wonder. One Jumpseater should be built into the certified weight just like 2 pilot are. At least it is that way at my airline. So even if payload is weight restricted, that Jumpseat is not restricted.
02-23-2015 | 06:58 AM
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Don't tell AA. Their system is far better.
02-23-2015 | 07:29 AM
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Had it not been for a proactive captain surfing the gate, the gate agents would have held the, "no soup for you" line.
02-23-2015 | 07:36 AM
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02-23-2015 | 08:11 AM
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Delta jumpseaters are not part of a payload optimized flight. OALs are. Still doesn't mean our agents know this.
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