Government shutdown - flights?

[sam_gordon]

TSA was as much a problem as ATC at both Houston airports the last few days.

OK. Not my point though. TSA could have a lot of delays, but as long as the flight crew (assuming they're originating at an airport) gets through, TSA delays won't affect people connecting through an airport.

ETA: Assuming a domestic arrival/connection.

 

[DCLMP]

TSA lines in IAH were up to 3 hours on Sunday, but much shorter today. Of course Tuesdays are light travel days.

 

[Amyshubby]

Starting to get nervous about next week. Flight from NY to MCO is at 830 pm. I'm sure the delays and chances of cancellation get longer as the time gets later. Long delay just means no sleep before waking up extra early Thursday for early entry. Cancellation would throw everything off because it is only a two-day trip and we already bought tickets, lightning lanes and booked two nights on premises, then one night off.

Considering burning another vacation day and paying the money to fly 12 hours earlier in the hopes it is less crazy earlier in the day.

 

[Mle8308]

Can you provide details? Are you talking length of security lines or flight delays?

I am not sure that was actually true (the 161 minute delay at MCO due to closing the tower). I was in Orlando at that time and all the local news stations reported a major prolonged power outage at MCO, and that caused delays and stoppages. They showed people walking the route and hauling their luggage with them on the path that the airport monorail normally travels. They were not running due to having no power. Everyone was walking on the cement pathway that runs between the monorails that take you to and from the terminals. Once power was restored, flights were resumed. Now could it have been both? No idea, I was too busy to pay too much attention to it. I had no issues flying on 10/28 or 11/4.

 

[SaintsManiac-vol.2]

Starting to get nervous about next week. Flight from NY to MCO is at 830 pm. I'm sure the delays and chances of cancellation get longer as the time gets later. Long delay just means no sleep before waking up extra early Thursday for early entry. Cancellation would throw everything off because it is only a two-day trip and we already bought tickets, lightning lanes and booked two nights on premises, then one night off.

Considering burning another vacation day and paying the money to fly 12 hours earlier in the hopes it is less crazy earlier in the day.

I highly recommend using the Flighty app. I fly Thanksgiving week, but I am already monitoring the routes every day.

 

[hardcorestitch]

If the government continues to be a platypus past Friday, 10% of air traffic will have to be cancelled. Prepare for even more tantrums over cancelled Disney visits

 

[sam_gordon]

Starting to get nervous about next week. Flight from NY to MCO is at 830 pm. I'm sure the delays and chances of cancellation get longer as the time gets later. Long delay just means no sleep before waking up extra early Thursday for early entry. Cancellation would throw everything off because it is only a two-day trip and we already bought tickets, lightning lanes and booked two nights on premises, then one night off.

Considering burning another vacation day and paying the money to fly 12 hours earlier in the hopes it is less crazy earlier in the day.

Take the shutdown out of it. I'm assuming a flight from NY to MCO is ~3 hours. So you're landing around 11:30P. By the time you get to the resort and settled, 1AM at least. AND you want to do EE that morning?

You don't say how much it would be to do the earlier flight, but I would put some SERIOUS thought into it.

 

[RickNJane]

We flew on 11/4 from SEA to MCO with no issues. My DD and family fly out on 11/8 same flight and we are a little concerned with the latest developments. No plan B as it is a 4 plus day drive. So Hopefully it all workout, May have to do a bit of dynamic replanning.

 

[japanese maple]

Well crud. Flight cuts starting Friday. We fly home at 7:30 am, hope they tell us before we leave for airport.

 

[japanese maple]

Also, there are about 7 flights out to home each day, not including flights with a stop.

So hopefully we'd get out on one of them Friday!