Status of Washington DC Airports??

[fklhou]

My older two chiclren are at a national convention this weekend and are scheduled to fly home tomorrow morning out of Reagan National Airport. I have heard that they hope to have it open tomorrow. Does anyone know the the status of getting the Washington DC airport open tomorrow?

I have received an e-mail from the convention stating that the snow has stopped and they are hopeful that the airport will be open tomorrow. They have reserved rooms for kids whose flights are cancelled tomorrow and who can not get later flights.

 

[helenabear]

I can't tell you much except that I just talked to my BIL and he said BWI and Dulles were open so I would hope that DC Int'l will be open tomorrow as well. He said they got just about a foot in that area so I would be fairly confident that the airport would be open.

 

[chrisney]

I've been thinking about you! I spoke with my daughter today (several times) and she says the roads she can see are at least sort of plowed. And National Airport is going to try to open tomorrow early morning. Having said that, however, I wouldn't be overly hopeful about them getting out tomorrow. Planes are not in place, and north of us is getting hit really hard by snow now.
We're in the same boat, and we're local. At last measure, we have 24 inches of snow on our deck! We live on a double cul-de-sac at the very back of a neighborhood and are always the last to see a snow plow. Our neighbor tried to get out in his SUV and couldn't clear the snow in the road, so we have no reason to think that any of our 4 wheel drive vehicles can make it out. So she may be stuck too! Our latest plan is for me to try to get to a subway stop tomorrow and then call her to leave if I can make it. I'm certainly not having her start out before I know I can get her.
As I was talking to Rachel last night she was laughing at the antics of your group. They were apparently out ROLLING around in the snow laughing and screaming so loud that she could hear them from her room ON THE NINTH FLOOR! It was totally safe to be out--all of our jurisdictions had issued emergency declarations that in essense said you would be fined $1000 if you were found on the roads unless you were fire, rescue or road maintenance or on a medical emergency.
It will have been a memorable experience for all of them. At least we know they won't be kicked out of the hotel (or charged additional monies) or go hungry if they're stranded. And we were worried about terrorism--does this make mother nature a terrorist?

 

[fklhou]

My DS told me that they were out playing in the snow yesterday. The advisor for the Texas/Oklahoma chapter thought that it would be nice to let the kids who did not see snow often a chance to play in it. They evidently has a good time of it.

We have an e-mail from national indicating that they are going to do everything that they can to get the kids on planes tomorrow but the number of candellations may make that out of their control.

 

[fklhou]

Reagaon open on schedule this morning. My oldest two kids checked in and their plane has not been cancelled. I heard that they have boarded the plane and according to the airline website, the plane left the gate two minutes early.