- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Mark Post as New
- Mark Post as Read
- Float this Post for Current User
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Printer Friendly Page
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
2 flights cancelled for my family in the last 9 days. Both times we were told it was weather issues, but it is curious that other airlines are not cancelling their flights on the same routes. Very concerned about the state of Southwest flights reading things not only here but on the internet/news feeds. It is concerning that this is happening and they blame it on weather when in most cases that doesn't appear to be the cause, but even more concerning is that I called customer service and they said there was nothing they could do to compensate for the inconveniences from the changes. Both time my family has had to book hotel rooms at added expense to deal with the cancelled/changed flights. I sent in emails to customer service and I am waiting to hear back but we have 2 upcoming trips and have serious concerns about booking Southwest right now. Would rather pay more in baggage fees etc and get flights that stay on schedule than be stuck and have to book hotels.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
The flight cancellations have certainly been due to a) weather and b) technological issues, as reported here:
And here:
The problems have not been unique to Southwest.
--Jessica
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Why are other airlines still flying from Nashville to Baltimore where todays flight was cancelled "due to weather"? And the technical issue you refer to was 2 weeks ago. Sorry, not buying in on either excuse.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Southwest is the only airline with nonstop BNA-BWI today and only one of four flights was canceled.
--TheMiddleSeat
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
Looking at the flight route and understanding flights into the Washington area airports (ZDC) shows even other Southwest flights are leaving Nashville and flying into the area. Meanwhile the flight is still scheduled to be leaving Pensacola and arriving into Nashville. So why can another plane fly into DCA or BWI yet this flight cannot "due to weather"?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
@DisneyDad64 wrote:Looking at the flight route and understanding flights into the Washington area airports (ZDC) shows even other Southwest flights are leaving Nashville and flying into the area. Meanwhile the flight is still scheduled to be leaving Pensacola and arriving into Nashville. So why can another plane fly into DCA or BWI yet this flight cannot "due to weather"?
You need to look more closely.
Different airports "in the area" can have dramatically different conditions
for example RIGHT NOW
DCA shows 80% of arrivals and 90% of departure are on time.
BWI is a very different story
BWI shows 40% or arrivals and 60% of departure's are on time
How could that be? The are both "in the area."
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
So 6 hours ago when the flight was cancelled they knew the weather window would be this way? And clear up in the following few hours to allow the next flight to BWI to go ahead?
Southwest canceled 287 Saturday flights, or 8% of its flights, as of 5:30 p.m. ET, after canceling 254 Friday flights, or 6% percent of its flights, according to flight tracker FlightAware. It had the most cancellations of any U.S. carrier, in total and as a percentage of flights, each day.
Tardy flights are a big issue, too: Southwest delayed nearly 1,600 Friday flights, or 43% of its flights, more than any U.S. airline, and so far Saturday has delayed 960 flights, or 28% of its flights, according to FlightAware.
Again, not saying weather may not be factoring in, but the way customer service is trying to pass it off as the only cause is insulting.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
You need to look more closely.
Different airports "in the area" can have dramatically different conditions
for example RIGHT NOW
DCA shows 80% of arrivals and 90% of departure are on time.
BWI is a very different story
BWI shows 40% or arrivals and 60% of departure's are on time
How could that be? The are both "in the area."
Perhaps because Southwest is a major airlines in BWI and cancelling so many flights where the other airports are not as skewed by all the Southwest cancellations today?
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
I never considered BWI and DCA to be in the same area. The drive certainly isn't short, and the weather is never the same.
- Mark as New
- Bookmark
- Subscribe
- Subscribe to RSS Feed
- Get Direct Link
- Report Inappropriate Content
30 miles apart, and last I checked the weather didn't care about driving time and use of highways . . . and never the same when only 30 miles apart?