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Old 08-26-2017 | 07:18 PM
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Hope you and your families are safe and well.
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Old 08-27-2017 | 07:33 AM
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Originally Posted by Floyd
Hope you and your families are safe and well.
Thanks. It's been a complete mess. Brought on by the inability for anyone to make timely decisions. The entire free world outside of Willis Tower was screaming how catastrophic and long lasting this would be. How does UAL handle it? By posting we're running a full schedule. So instead of just canceling things in advance they wait until the last second causing even more chaos for employees and travelers alike.

Embarrassing.......
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Old 08-27-2017 | 08:15 AM
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Originally Posted by UALinIAH
Thanks. It's been a complete mess. Brought on by the inability for anyone to make timely decisions. The entire free world outside of Willis Tower was screaming how catastrophic and long lasting this would be. How does UAL handle it? By posting we're running a full schedule. So instead of just canceling things in advance they wait until the last second causing even more chaos for employees and travelers alike.

Embarrassing.......
Completely agree, flew in last night and it was total chaos. Willis was more concerned about our new uniforms that we're getting in 4 years than responsibly running an operation....... a full schedule into a hurricane are you kidding me.....embarrassing to say the least.
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Old 08-27-2017 | 08:17 AM
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Finally the FAA stepped in and stopped the insanity.

George Bush Intercontinental/Houston Airport
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Old 08-27-2017 | 10:39 AM
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Originally Posted by Aviatorr
Completely agree, flew in last night and it was total chaos. Willis was more concerned about our new uniforms that we're getting in 4 years than responsibly running an operation....... a full schedule into a hurricane are you kidding me.....embarrassing to say the least.
I agree, someone should ask Scott on the 31 if this situation would have been as bad if we had a base in the SE. Everyone in FL going west has to come through IAH for the most part. And they were all stuck.
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Old 08-27-2017 | 12:20 PM
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Many Houston employees are going to loose their home, cars, etc.
One of our sons living in Houston has a foot of water in his house.

We live far west of Houston near the Colorado river. The forecast river level will put the flood waters in our house Tuesday. There will be hundreds in our town that flood before us. We have never had water close.

This is approaching the flood of 1913.
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Old 08-27-2017 | 02:10 PM
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If the IAH is closed how is UAL 2761 enroute from ORD right now?
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Old 08-27-2017 | 02:11 PM
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I left IAH this morning. The official word was "departures-only, and only humanitarian or military arrivals."

So...maybe humanitarian? Unless they changed the rules.
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Old 08-27-2017 | 03:08 PM
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Originally Posted by Enginethunder
If the IAH is closed how is UAL 2761 enroute from ORD right now?
2761 is taking employees to IAH to help with the recovery. It is turning right around and flying back to ORD full of UA PAX that were stranded in IAH and all non IAH baggage. This flight should empty out the concourses of non employees and IAH based PAX and all baggage. It is a rescue flight so it is allowed to operate.
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Old 08-27-2017 | 03:29 PM
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With the change in storm forecast and river flooding, this may likely eclipse the economic losses for Katrina.

Already there are thousands of homes in Houston and surrounding counties flooded. The storm is now forecast to reverse course, return to the gulf and land again in Galveston, passing over Houston northward. The Brazos river and Colorado river will not crest until Tuesday and may "join up".

The rain now is not forecast to end until next Friday.

In some areas the NWS is forecasting flooding above the 500 year mark.
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