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Winter Storm Prompts Hundreds of Southwest Airlines Flight Cancellations
As Winter Storm Frida approaches the east coast, Southwest Airlines has taken proactive measures by canceling many flights from Baltimore and the surrounding region. With strained resources and snowy weather anticipated to sweep through their Baltimore hub, Southwest has canceled more than 135 flights from the Maryland gateway as inclement weather and COVID-19 complicate their operations. (aeroxplorer.com) Más...Sort type: [Top] [Newest]
The weather makes a very convenient (and more publicly palatable) excuse for these cancellations that are largely attributable to Covid. No airline wants the public to think their staffing is insufficient to handle their operations - even in the face of a pandemic. The world operates in a whole different manner now thanks to the Chinese virus (let's not forget who caused this quagmire) and airlines are going to have to completely re-think their operations going forward. Passengers are also going to have to get used to a different and less convenient air transport system. Times have changed - adapt.
It’s wiser not to try to challenge snow storms . We rather safely watch the storm on our TV screens, instead of experiencing the storm’s challenges of taking off and landing.
IT IS BETTER TO BE SAFE THAN SORRY..THIS DOES PUT MORE STRAIN ON THE PEOPLE WHO ARE ABLE TO WORK AND NOT "DOWN" WITH COVID HOWEVER...WHO CAN FORGET YEARS BACK WHEN THE AIR FLORIDA PLANE TOOK OFF IN AN ICE AND SNOW STORM, AND CRASHED INTO THE POTOMAC..THINGS HAVE GREATLY IMPROVED SINCE THEN REGARDING DE ICING,HOWEVER,CREW AND PASSENGER SAETY IS A PRIORITY..
No need to shout Mary. Not a good idea to bring up an accident where the crew tried to take off with less than 60% of available thrust because they forgot to turn on engine anti-ice during a”snowstorm”!
I met a gentleman years ago who cliamed to have been a crew member and was very reluctant to talk about it. Rather than thinking why I should or shouldn't believe him I thought ...
What would you do? Sad story.
What would you do? Sad story.
Well, they could be sitting in their cars on I-95 with no food or restroom available. Shame on Virginia for not putting periodic turn arounds in the freeway medians so you can turn traffic back.