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Storm Led Flight Cancellations Might Trigger Cheaper Tickets
Since Feb 5, thousands of scheduled flights across various destinations in US
were cancelled. Close to 14,000 to 15,000 flights were cancelled in the first
week of February because of storm fallout. Airport authorities have been trying
hard to get the snow of runways and important connecting roads in order to
ensure that passengers are not discomforted.
However, as many as a million or so passengers have been forced to rebook or
cancel their flights because of the torrential weather conditions. Some analysts
believe that the present scenario will take about 2 weeks to subside and the
airliners might offer slights on a lower base fare.
This period has scene substantial low revenues for the airliners in east and
Midwest coast. As several flights have been cancelled or rescheduled as the
events developed. Broad level breakup of the cancelled flights and the airliner
include:
- US Airways Group announced cancellation of 1,527 jet flights and 4,284
commuter flights. US Airways has 3,000 scheduled flights across various
destinations in US.
- Southwest Airlines, Philadelphia based airliner grounded close to 2800
flights in the first week of February. Southwest averages 3,100 daily
nonstop flights.
- Continental Airlines canceled 918 flights. It averages 2,500 daily
flights
- American Airlines canceled 815 flights out of 3,400 scheduled flights
- Delta Airlines canceled 3,000 flights out of 5,900 daily flights
- United Airlines grounded 1500 flights out of 3,300 daily scheduled
flights
Since 2001, the storm caused flight cancellations and rescheduling has been
so high this time round. In order to make up for the low revenues the airliners
should be all set to offer discounted and cheaper air fares once the snow storm
subsides. Passengers who have flexible travel dates can get to benefit from such
schemes and offers in a better way
.