Effects of Hurricane Irene

[AstroLounge]

With pretty much most of the Eastern Seaboard shut down FR/SAT/SUN where did they move the majority of the airplanes? Highly doubtful that CLT could handle the parking of 100 jets in addition to running the regular Operation, but where did they send them and keep them accessible when an ALL CLEAR signal was given?

 

[Pi brat]

With pretty much most of the Eastern Seaboard shut down FR/SAT/SUN where did they move the majority of the airplanes? Highly doubtful that CLT could handle the parking of 100 jets in addition to running the regular Operation, but where did they send them and keep them accessible when an ALL CLEAR signal was given?

US kept a lot running through Sat. Trust me, I was in and out of PHL until Sat evening.

 

[700UW]

We had a few hundred planes on the ground during 9/11 plenty of room.

 

[JayBrian]

I heard the CEO of JetBlue during an interview say they moved 50 aircraft to PIT.

 

[BoeingBoy]

Looking ahead, tropical depression 12 is expected to reach hurricane strength prior to reaching Puerto Rico.

Jim

 

[SparrowHawk]

With pretty much most of the Eastern Seaboard shut down FR/SAT/SUN where did they move the majority of the airplanes? Highly doubtful that CLT could handle the parking of 100 jets in addition to running the regular Operation, but where did they send them and keep them accessible when an ALL CLEAR signal was given?

Come come now Astro you know what they did with the planes!! They let all of the air out of them, folded them neatly and they're sitting in Doug and Scott's garages

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Look three are already back in service

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Rebooking mess --- not just for US Airways:


http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/business/airlines-resume-service-but-snarls-remain.html?hp


A Logistical Snarl for Airlines in Trying to Rebook Fliers
By JOE SHARKEY
HURRICANE IRENE had long since passed, but a lot of people who were hoping to get on airplanes as airports in the Northeast reopened Monday were not going anywhere anytime soon.

The airlines canceled more than 10,000 flights over the weekend at the height of the storm and canceled at least 2,000 more on Monday as they struggled to return to normal. Their immediate concern was getting their aircraft and flight crews back into position. But the larger issue was the unforgiving arithmetic of modern air travel — \

 

[necigrad]

I believe we had several here in LAS.

 

[missthe727]

I believe we had several here in LAS.

Yesterday they ran about 20-25 ferry flights oout of PIT because they had sent the aircraft there.

 

[Dont call me Shirley]

Rebooking mess -- not just for US.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/business/airlines-resume-service-but-snarls-remain.html?_r=1&hp

A Logistical Snarl for Airlines in Trying to Rebook Fliers
By JOE SHARKEY
HURRICANE IRENE had long since passed, but a lot of people who were hoping to get on airplanes as airports in the Northeast reopened Monday were not going anywhere anytime soon.

The airlines canceled more than 10,000 flights over the weekend at the height of the storm and canceled at least 2,000 more on Monday as they struggled to return to normal. Their immediate concern was getting their aircraft and flight crews back into position. But the larger issue was the unforgiving arithmetic of modern air travel — most airplanes are flying nearly full, with little room to accommodate hundreds of thousands of turned away passengers, especially at a peak travel period like the week leading into Labor Day weekend.

The result was scenes like the one on Monday at Terminal 4 at Kennedy International Airport in New York, where suitcases were piled like barricades against walls, lines stretched out the doors and every available seat was claimed....

 

[usfliboi]

Rebooking mess -- not just for US.

http://www.nytimes.com/2011/08/30/business/airlines-resume-service-but-snarls-remain.html?_r=1&hp

A Logistical Snarl for Airlines in Trying to Rebook Fliers
By JOE SHARKEY
HURRICANE IRENE had long since passed, but a lot of people who were hoping to get on airplanes as airports in the Northeast reopened Monday were not going anywhere anytime soon.

The airlines canceled more than 10,000 flights over the weekend at the height of the storm and canceled at least 2,000 more on Monday as they struggled to return to normal. Their immediate concern was getting their aircraft and flight crews back into position. But the larger issue was the unforgiving arithmetic of modern air travel — most airplanes are flying nearly full, with little room to accommodate hundreds of thousands of turned away passengers, especially at a peak travel period like the week leading into Labor Day weekend.

The result was scenes like the one on Monday at Terminal 4 at Kennedy International Airport in New York, where suitcases were piled like barricades against walls, lines stretched out the doors and every available seat was claimed....

Ill give the company and my fellow co workers kudos for the work they did over the past several days. Both employees and passengers were giving us high marks for the work that US did.... Not perfect of course but not bad...not bad at all!