We dealt with hundreds of Northwest cancellations yesterday and word is that we should expect more this summer. I hate to say this, but it seems like NW is in a worse spot right now than the other bigs. I'm not saying that you shouldn't book them for the next few months, but you might want to check other options out.
The current round of problems looks like it's being driven by a pilot shortage. Those usually happen late in the month because pilots hit their maximum hours. Be aware of that. Also, show up very early for their flights for the next few months. This will give you more leverage if your flight is cancelled (or worse, oversold). How early? Probably an hour and a half to two hours.
The real problem with cancellations is that the industry doesn't have a lot of capacity to take up the slack. If your flight isn't flying, then 100+ people need to find spots on other aircraft. Often that space isn't there unless you're willing to wait a couple of days. Flying home on Sunday when you expected to fly on Friday is no fun.
One other travel bit of news, the Grand Lodge is the big hotel they just put up near the MOA. The one with the big waterpark. Well, it's going to become a Radisson. They hope to have more business travel because of the rebranding. I'm trying to picture businessmen after a tough round of meetings kicking back and going tubing. Nope, I don't see it.
2 comments:
GAH! Don't freak me out - I'm flying NWA to Stockholm at the end of July!
Show up early!
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