If you are flying here in the U.S., you may want to check with your airline. I am seeing that many flights have been canceled and many are being delayed. I always enjoyed flying this time of the year. Most people were in a good mood and anxious to get to their destination. My planes were mostly always filled.
I think I told this story before, but here goes again. We were flying from Chicago to Hawaii on Christmas Eve around noon. It had been snowing most of the morning, but the maintenance people were doing a great job keeping the runways open. Around noon, the snow had really picked up and O’Hare Airport had put out an advisory that they may have to close temporarily.
I asked the gate agent to start boarding early, rather than wait the normal 30 minutes prior to departure time. I was told that they had to clear it through United, which United agreed to do. We had everyone onboard, except for three people we were waiting on, otherwise, we could have taken off about 15 minutes early. I told the gate agent to close the door on time. I think it was a 1:15 flight. The Purser announced to the rest of the passengers that we were waiting on a party of three, so we could leave. They got to the gate at 1:14. When they boarded, they were booed. We were immediately cleared for pushback and taxi to the runway. As we had taken off, O’Hare announced that they were closing for at least two hours. We made it just in time. I announced over the intercom to the passengers that the airport just closed. Everyone cheered.
I think I told this story before, but here goes again. We were flying from Chicago to Hawaii on Christmas Eve around noon. It had been snowing most of the morning, but the maintenance people were doing a great job keeping the runways open. Around noon, the snow had really picked up and O’Hare Airport had put out an advisory that they may have to close temporarily.
I asked the gate agent to start boarding early, rather than wait the normal 30 minutes prior to departure time. I was told that they had to clear it through United, which United agreed to do. We had everyone onboard, except for three people we were waiting on, otherwise, we could have taken off about 15 minutes early. I told the gate agent to close the door on time. I think it was a 1:15 flight. The Purser announced to the rest of the passengers that we were waiting on a party of three, so we could leave. They got to the gate at 1:14. When they boarded, they were booed. We were immediately cleared for pushback and taxi to the runway. As we had taken off, O’Hare announced that they were closing for at least two hours. We made it just in time. I announced over the intercom to the passengers that the airport just closed. Everyone cheered.
