Flight Cancellations

[twocoach]

I was super excited when I found out that an old roommate's band was going to be coming from Boston to Omaha to play a gig this evening. It's been more than 20 years since I saw him.

His flight just got canceled.

With the daily flight cancellations at nearly a thousand a day, I am getting very nervous that my family's summer vacation plans are also going to get ruined by a cancelled flight. It would be nice if companies would actually adjust to the market and pay employees what is now necessary to properly staff their organizations.

[pdub]

It has come to the point where a normal flight experience is like a unicorn.

[KUTradition]

i’m supposed to fly to Tucson on business next month…haven’t been on a plane since early 2020

not at all looking forward to the experience

[pdub]

I've flown three times since the 2020 B12 tourney was cut short.
Every flight there and back has been delayed and/or cancelled.

It's shit-tastic right now.

[KUTradition]

gonna be in Scottsdale for half the trip… don’t know that there’s anything less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

gonna be in Scottsdale for half the trip… don’t know that there’s anything less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July

I know something that is less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July.
Washington D.C. With a 89 year old. Who has emphysema. Who constantly complains "it's too hot" if it's warmer than 76 degrees.
Average July high temp in D.C. is 89 degrees - and my guess is with 50%+ humidity. It's brutal.
I'll happily trade places with you.

[Overlander]

gonna be in Scottsdale for half the trip… don’t know that there’s anything less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July

I know something that is less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July.
Washington D.C. With a 89 year old. Who has emphysema. Who constantly complains "it's too hot" if it's warmer than 76 degrees.
Average July high temp in D.C. is 89 degrees - and my guess is with 50%+ humidity. It's brutal.
I'll happily trade place with you.

Break up with her

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

gonna be in Scottsdale for half the trip… don’t know that there’s anything less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July

I know something that is less appealing than Scottsdale/Phoenix in the middle of July.
Washington D.C. With a 89 year old. Who has emphysema. Who constantly complains "it's too hot" if it's warmer than 76 degrees.
Average July high temp in D.C. is 89 degrees - and my guess is with 50%+ humidity. It's brutal.
I'll happily trade place with you.

Break up with her

Come on! Don't you think we make a nice couple?

[Overlander]

The visual helps

[ousdahl]

https://twitter.com/npr/status/15428598 ... bEW7AX3sWg

[pdub]

I am glad I am not flying this weekend though driving I expect to be pretty awful as well.

[jhawks99]

Hanging at Chez 99 this weekend. Sposeda rain the next two days. May fire up the smoker on Monday.

[TDub]

maybe they'll ban flying next

[Deleted User 863]

maybe they'll ban flying next

Wouldn't be the worst thing that has happened lately.

It would be good for the environment if they did, that's for sure.

[pdub]

They should limit people to 4-5 or fewer airline trips a year, and then charge exponentially more for every flight beyond that.

Lot fewer flights.

[RainbowsandUnicorns]

Fuck all the people who work in the airline industry. From the pilots to the people who clean the toilets in the airport. Never-mind all the other people who make money in the travel industry who would be affected. Fuck them all.

[pdub]

Not all at once.
And maybe some of the money would be made up from the rich having to pay 10 grand for their 12th flight.

[Deleted User 863]

Fuck all the people who work in the airline industry. From the pilots to the people who clean the toilets in the airport. Never-mind all the other people who make money in the travel industry who would be affected. Fuck them all.

Coal. Oil. Airline.

The list goes on.

At some point, doing what's best for the environment of our planet has to become the top priority.

[shindig]

I despise flying anymore. Had to go to Tulsa for work a few weeks ago, chose to drive versus deal with the TSA, flight cancellations, delays, etc.

[ousdahl]

They should limit people to 4-5 or fewer airline trips a year, and then charge exponentially more for every flight beyond that.

Lot fewer flights.

could you even imagine