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WhiteXFire · 03-17-2007, 12:04 AM

So, I was supposed to fly home to Philly tonight from Kansas City on USAir. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Not only is Philly completely shut down, but so is Newark, Baltimore, DC, and NY. Now, onto the best part! Kansas City had ZERO flights out to Philly the entire weekend! Aside from people already flying those days and the thousands of people trying to get places today, it's also Spring Break!! The earliest USAir could confirm a flight was Tuesday Morning, and that's including American and United! I couldn't even fly to another hub like Charlotte because every flight out of KC was sold out today and tomorrow to almost EVERYWHERE, and Charlotte had no flights to Philly until Monday. I thought about trying to go to Baltimore and driving, but same deal. Snow officially sucks...

But, in the end, after standing at the USAir counter for 45 min with my laptop open at the same time looking for flights on my own, I nabbed one of the last tickets from St. Louis to Philly for Saturday afternoon on Southwest. I figured it's only 3 1/2 hrs to St. Louis, worst case I'll drive. When I went to the other terminal to Southwest, I lucked out again and was able to get on a flight leaving about an hour later to St. Louis. Now, the weather better ****ing improve by tomorrow afternoon so I'm not stuck out here!

Moral of the story....hope you never get stuck trying to fly somewhere in the snow, because people are stuck places for days.

doug · 03-17-2007, 12:53 AM

st louis to philly is only a 3 1/2 hour drive....? are you nuts?

D Money · 03-17-2007, 12:54 AM

tell me about it! Who do you think was the person getting all the calls about changing flights, flying them to virgina, and booking hotels overnight where the people were stranded! OMG, it was nuts!

Rey The Great · 03-17-2007, 12:59 AM

winter sucks for flying

doug · 03-17-2007, 01:01 AM

winter sucks for anything

WhiteXFire · 03-17-2007, 01:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by doug

st louis to philly is only a 3 1/2 hour drive....? are you nuts?

No, Kansas City, MO to St. Louis, MO is 3 1/2 hours. I was in KC and booked the flight to Philly leaving STL before I had a way to get to STL.

Quote:

Originally Posted by subwrxkid

tell me about it! Who do you think was the person getting all the calls about changing flights, flying them to virgina, and booking hotels overnight where the people were stranded! OMG, it was nuts!

At least I never have to worry about hotel rooms, one of the many benefits of being a Hilton Honors Diamond VIP. I guess all this travel has it's perks too...

doug · 03-17-2007, 01:13 AM

Oh... gotcha. :P

05Accent · 03-17-2007, 01:28 AM

yea (EIXVO) was suppoe to leave. waited a few hours at the airport till they cancled all flights.. that sucks..

03-17-2007, 12:04 AM	#1
WhiteXFire Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Langhorne, PA Member #305 My Ride: 2007 Infiniti G35x, 2008 MB SLK55 AMG iTrader: (0)	And you think driving in the snow is bad... So, I was supposed to fly home to Philly tonight from Kansas City on USAir. Needless to say, that didn't happen. Not only is Philly completely shut down, but so is Newark, Baltimore, DC, and NY. Now, onto the best part! Kansas City had ZERO flights out to Philly the entire weekend! Aside from people already flying those days and the thousands of people trying to get places today, it's also Spring Break!! The earliest USAir could confirm a flight was Tuesday Morning, and that's including American and United! I couldn't even fly to another hub like Charlotte because every flight out of KC was sold out today and tomorrow to almost EVERYWHERE, and Charlotte had no flights to Philly until Monday. I thought about trying to go to Baltimore and driving, but same deal. Snow officially sucks... But, in the end, after standing at the USAir counter for 45 min with my laptop open at the same time looking for flights on my own, I nabbed one of the last tickets from St. Louis to Philly for Saturday afternoon on Southwest. I figured it's only 3 1/2 hrs to St. Louis, worst case I'll drive. When I went to the other terminal to Southwest, I lucked out again and was able to get on a flight leaving about an hour later to St. Louis. Now, the weather better ***ing improve by tomorrow afternoon so I'm not stuck out here! Moral of the story....hope you never get stuck trying to fly somewhere in the snow, because people are stuck places for days. __________________ Just enjoying the ride. To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures.* 2004 Chrysler Crossfire - Gone 2007 Infiniti G35x Sedan - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. 2008 Mercedes-Benz SLK55 AMG - To view links or images in signatures your post count must be 10 or greater. You currently have 0 signatures. Last edited by WhiteXFire; 03-17-2007 at 12:10 AM.

03-17-2007, 12:59 AM	#4
Rey The Great Tri-State Addict Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: lancaster, PA Member #3905 My Ride: scooby iTrader: (0)	winter sucks for flying __________________ I'm a beast, you just a pet.

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03-17-2007, 12:53 AM	#2
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	st louis to philly is only a 3 1/2 hour drive....? are you nuts?

03-17-2007, 01:01 AM	#5
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	winter sucks for anything

03-17-2007, 01:13 AM	#7
doug Tri-State Post Whore Join Date: May 2005 Location: Springfield, PA Member #450 My Ride: 2007 WRX STi Limited, 1969 Z/28 Camaro iTrader: (1)	Oh... gotcha. :P