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Explanation, please?
posted on February 13, 2007 by michael.wiley
I was supposed to travel from Chicago to Syracuse, NY today. Chicago is experiencing blizzard-like conditions. Syracuse is supposed to get 15-20 inches of snow tonight.
As of early this morning, over 400 flights scheduled for departure from O'Hare had already been cancelled. My flight, AA #4094 at 10:05am, was still showing "On-time" at 8:00am. How could that be? We have heavy snow coming down, 20-30 MPH winds, and visibility is near zero.
Incremental delays have now been trickling in but the flight is only showing "delayed". Travel conditions are supposed to deteriorate as the day goes on.
Thankfully, the class I was supposed to lecture in was postponed for a few weeks and I didn't have to suffer through traveling in these ridiculous conditions. I understand that planes sitting on the tarmac are losing money but let's be real. Even if this plane takes off at some point is it advisable or even safe?
Your thoughts would be appreciated, maybe I'm missing something.
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