More cancellations

[Diversion]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17642725/

 

[USCREW]

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17642725/

Wow...can JetBlue handle any weather at all?

 

[aredeeyou22]

Wow...can JetBlue handle any weather at all?

What's the big deal? I am sure most airlines canceled flights. CNN is even reporting this... :blink:

They are predicting +12" in some areas of the Northeast; sounds like more than a little weather......

 

[USCREW]

What's the big deal? I am sure most airlines canceled flights. CNN is even reporting this... :blink:

They are predicting +12" in some areas of the Northeast; sounds like more than a little weather......

Most airlines will not be cancelling over a THIRD of their entire operations. Especially twice within four weeks. :blink:

 

[BuffaloJoe]

Most airlines will not be cancelling over a THIRD of their entire operations. Especially twice within four weeks. :blink:

They must be gun shy. Still not ready for any problems. What kind of company is that that can't change when the weather goes bad? Its not like this is a freak thing. It does snow in the Northeast, what did they think the weather is like, Aruba? I understand cancelling some flights, but you can't have a company that wet's its pants everytime a snowstorm comes. Just need better planning. Snow happens!

 

[aredeeyou22]

Most airlines will not be cancelling over a THIRD of their entire operations. Especially twice within four weeks. :blink:

Most airlines do not have all of their ops in the Northeast. DL, US, AA, all have canceled hundreds of flights in the Northeast. Big deal, BOS and JFK are jetBlues base of operations. Your turn.

 

[USCREW]

Most airlines do not have all of their ops in the Northeast. DL, US, AA, all have canceled hundreds of flights in the Northeast. Big deal, BOS and JFK are jetBlues base of operations. Your turn.

That's true...hopefully, it won't take B6 FOUR days to recuperate this time.

 

[aredeeyou22]

That's true...hopefully, it won't take B6 FOUR days to recuperate this time.

Uh, those could be pics of PHL right about now as well.. careful what u wish for..

 

[BuffaloJoe]

Uh, those could be pics of PHL right about now as well.. careful what u wish for..

I doubt that PHL will take 4 days to recover. PHL besides US has more domestic flights that can handle US overflow, JFK is limited with their domestic. JFK has more seats on 1 flight to LAX than they do to ORD. Jetblue didn't ask or make many passengers transfer airports in NYC to where they could of had some relief. What DL and AA have within a 2 hour range from JFK, are RJ's. NW, DL, AA, UA fly 757's in and out of PHL and sometimes DL puts their 763's on its ATL routes. Luckily the majority of the full flights are to Florida for the most part right now. Wish I was there. JetBlue has most of its ops in the NE, and when weather systems like this generally hit the entire area. They fly across the US pretty much, but not one base sufficent outside the northeast. Everytime a storm hits the Northeast this will happen, just have to either learn how to deal with it or build in several locations.

 

[CruiseO]

They must be gun shy. Still not ready for any problems. What kind of company is that that can't change when the weather goes bad? Its not like this is a freak thing. It does snow in the Northeast, what did they think the weather is like, Aruba? I understand cancelling some flights, but you can't have a company that wet's its pants everytime a snowstorm comes. Just need better planning. Snow happens!

I see what you mean. Perhaps they should be better prepared like the other airlines.

Winter storm snarls airport
Flights to and from northeast canceled
STEVE HARRISON
sharrison@charlotteobserver.com
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Heavy rain, cold air arrive
There are long lines again at Charlotte/Douglas International after US Airways and other airlines canceled flights to and from the northeast.

For US Airways, Charlotte's dominant carrier, this week's late winter storm has most impacted Philadelphia, New York City, Boston and Washington D.C. The airline overall canceled 292 out of 1,516 mainline flights and 925 Express flights in the eastern U.S.

US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr said numerous passengers from Philadelphia have been re-routed to Charlotte, adding to long check-in lines.

 

[USCREW]

I see what you mean. Perhaps they should be better prepared like the other airlines.

US Airways spokeswoman Michelle Mohr said numerous passengers from Philadelphia have been re-routed to Charlotte, adding to long check-in lines.

At least their is an alternative.
Good luck to everyone.
I have to fly in this mess today :unsure:

 

[B6Busdriver]

Don't let the facts get in the way of your cyber bash fest: :down:


U.S. airlines cancel more than 2,000 flights
Fri Mar 16, 2007 6:14pm ET
Big U.S. airlines and their affiliates canceled more than 2,000 flights on Friday as a late-winter storm hit the Northeast's biggest cities, airline and government officials said.

Airlines, hoping to avert the type of storm-related service meltdown that stung JetBlue Airways Corp. in New York a month ago, began canceling flights on Thursday. Cancellations piled up during the day and by late afternoon there was little activity at busy New York-area airports.

Major cancellations were also reported in Philadelphia and Boston where snow, sleet and heavy rain disrupted operations along the Atlantic coast.

"The airlines are making these decisions," said Diane Spitaliere, a spokeswoman for the Federal Aviation Administration, which runs the nation's air traffic system. "It's a business decision."

Friday's storm was the first measurable test for the industry since JetBlue reignited customer and political outrage over airline customer service when it stranded hundreds of passengers on planes during an ice storm last month in New York. The February 14 storm prompted more than 1,100 JetBlue flight cancellations over several days as it scrambled to reset its operations.

JetBlue promised to act more decisively ahead of bad weather to avoid stranding passengers in airports, a strategy also practiced by other airlines.

JetBlue canceled 400 of 550 scheduled flights on Friday and 28 on Saturday. "We canceled everything into an out of New York," said spokesman Todd Burke.

Delta Air Lines canceled 600 flights, most in the New York area and US Airways Group Inc. said it canceled more than 1,000 flights, much of it feeder service from New England.

Operations at United Airlines, American Airlines, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, and Southwest Airlines also were affected by the storm.

Airlines waived fees and offered passengers affected by storm-related cancellations options for rebooking and future travel.

(Reporting by John Crawley in Washington and Daniel Trotta and Robert Campbell in New York)

© Reuters 2007. All Rights Reserved.

 

[B6Busdriver]

Wow...can JetBlue handle any weather at all?

For you and the other brain surgeons on this board; if you are going to act like you know what you are talking about at least do your homework.

Next time there is a winter storm go to adds.aviationweather.noaa.gov and you can see the forecasted and current weather conditions. If there is anything greater than -P (light ice pellets) you CAN NOT OPERATE, PER THE FAA. If you -P with any other form of precip you CAN NOT operate. Now go back to playing Flight Sim or Airport Tycoon.

 

[CruiseO]

Wow...can JetBlue handle any weather at all?

JFK passengers may have been lucky ones

More got stuck longer at Phila. airport.
By Tom Belden

JetBlue Airways Corp. may have gotten more attention when it stranded passengers on its jets in New York for hours during the Valentine's Day storm, but it turns out that some travelers trying to leave Philadelphia International Airport had an even worse experience that day.
According to data released yesterday by the U.S. Bureau of Transportation Statistics, 41 flights during February took three hours or more to lift off from Philadelphia after they left an airport gate, compared with 27 flights from JetBlue's base at Kennedy International Airport in New York.

That amounts to about five out of 1,000 flights from Philadelphia and fewer than three out of 1,000 at JFK.

The airlines included in the transportation statistics report had just over 8,000 flights from Philadelphia and 9,700 from JFK in February. The data encompass the activity of the nation's 20 largest airlines, which means most commuter airlines that are part of US Airways Express are not counted.

Most of the longest delays for travelers came on Feb. 14, after several inches of snow and sleet coated Philadelphia International and airplanes parked here overnight. Airline and airport officials at the time blamed the delays on the slow process of clearing ice from areas near the gates and on de-icing that took close to an hour for each plane, four times longer than normal.

US Airways was responsible for most of the late departures here, although Southwest Airlines and US Airways each had one flight on Feb. 14 that took more than five hours to get off the ground after leaving the gate. US Airways has 62 percent of the passengers at the airport and Southwest 10 percent.

Nationwide, 31 flights were four hours or more late departing after leaving the gate on Valentine's Day - and 20 of those were from Philadelphia. Of the 20 flights, 11 were US Airways', with the other major carriers - American, Continental, Delta, Northwest, Southwest and United - each having at least one.

 

[NewHampshire Black Bears]

With a very Large "nor-easter" coming (Sunday-apr/15), will B6 "close up shop altogether" ????????

Perhaps Neelelman is UNAWARE that the A-320 CAN land/takeoff in heavy rain, and high winds ??

NH/BB's