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What factors influence to cancel a flight......?
Posted by n21arie • 9/19/08 • Subscribe to this Discussion [RSS] • Report This Topic
Topics: Help, space
Last year, U.S. airlines canceled 21,000 flights. Or rather, a small cadre of guys canceled 21,000 flights. Every gate agent reports up the ladder at a given airline to a set of command-center managers. i spoke with a few of the people who make the big decisions to learn what factors influence whether they cancel a flight.
Number one is no surprise: the weather.
any experiences....? Please mention it
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I've never been booked for a flight that was cancelled - but I've been "bumped" from a flight because apparently there was someone more deserving of the seat than I?? Have you heard of this practice? Do you know how or why airlines make the decision to sometimes bump someone from a flight in order to allow someone else to go?
It was so strange, and they gave me really no explination. I showed up at the desk, handed them my ticket - and the gal said she was sorry, but my seat had been given to another passenger and I'd been rebooked for a later flight.
The only thing I can think of was maybe some medical emergency situation? Maybe someone simply HAD to fly out right then and there, so they moved me down??-
Good experience too
Repair is One warning light that it takes to ground a plane. Age-related corrosion is often the culprit. Airplanes also have mileage-based maintenance checks, so if a plane has just passed the mark (or will very soon), an airline may cancel its next flight to be safe.
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