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Airlines Cancel 10,000+ Flights Saturday-into-Sunday in USA
Airlines canceled and delayed more than 10,000 Saturday and Sunday flights because of storms in Florida and a technology issue at Southwest Airlines, stranding travelers across the country and creating long wait times to reach airline customer service. More than 3,400 flights have been canceled and 8,800 flights delayed this weekend as of 3:15 p.m. ET Sunday, according to flight tracker FlightAware.
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Thats plenty for me..Y’all can have my fuel ration
I don't like flying and really have no reason to fly. I do like to travel but I like seeing things when I travel, the country side scenery ect. I pull a camper, take my time and enjoy the trip.
And if my equipment fails I'm not going to fall 30,000 ft. out of the sky.
Airplanes,,, Hurry up and get there, then hurry up get back. If your lucky enough not to set in the airport for a day or two or more waiting for a flight. I have thought many times I wonder how many of those people sitting in that airport have wished (Boy I sure wished my car was sitting in the parking lot).
An investigative reporter was sent to the River Road location outside the Beltway and interviewed the newsmakers. It turned out that the drivers of the wagons were ethnic Russians, who lacking funds to buy airline tickets had bought Gypsy wagons In Russia, when they decided to come the US as tourists.
After they kissed their respective families good-bye, it took them a better portion of one or two years to do so, but they accomplished the feat on the cheap. The two Russians had talked to the reporter with pride of their favorite Russian quip: "The more slowly you go, the farther you will get".
Maybe the American truckers who came to DC recently should have traded their eighteen -wheelers for Gypsy wagons before setting out on the journey. Since the Russian adage is obviously correct, they would have a better chance of making it all the way to Capitol. Be it as it may, the truckers-patriots (unlike their Canadian counterparts) accomplished nothing of significance other that support fast food outlets in Hagerstown about an hour away from the Beltway, where they stayed for a few weeks.
Another interesting Washingtonian magazine article about their failure to penetrate the Beltway or the Wisconsin/Georgia/Connecticut Avenues or the inside the Beltway River Road below!
https://www.washingtonian.com/2022/03/28/trucker-convoy-will-leave-dc-without-accomplishing-anything/
Your not missing anything.
He was a nervous flyer.
I just thought, "This is much safer than using the motorway" and sat looking out of the window !
I have traveled by train, not a bad way to go.
Europe and China have us beaten when it comes to mass transportation. Modern trains and terminals, multiple routes that run all hours of the day and night and deposit you right into the middle of the cities. The U.S. is iightyears behind other industrialized nations when it comes to domestic travel. Just think of the fuel saved, time saved, and jobs that would be created if we embarked on a project to connect the entire U.S. with rail, high speed, modern, efficient, electric trains. Maybe we could contract with the Chinese who could show us how it is done. lol
Joe Biden.
LOL
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_airline_bankruptcies_in_the_United_States
In the last 20 years, US airlines have filed for:
-Chapter 7 protection .... 12 times
-Chapter 11 protection .... 32 times
Management makes a killing.
The employees make a killing.
The creditors ..... not so much. That IS their business model.
Portland, OR are late.
No other explanation.
Stands to reason that this is only the beginning
of such moves before the airlines enact major
maneuvers to cope with fuel upsets.
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