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Indy wrote:What kind of delays is this causing for IAH? Will it shut the airport down? I was listening to a report that stated Houston is flood prone. What was the storm that flooded some NY airports? Also, I hope this discussion doesn't get moved to a non Civil Aviation forum. It is a very valid discussion for this area and moving it really isn't appropriate.
Italianflyer wrote:Just talked to a friend in the Montrose area of Houston and he said water is standing in the streets at tire level. Even if IAH/HOU stay open, getting employees to work will be extremely difficult.
United1 wrote:Hope everyone is staying safe in Houston....it looks a bit damp out there..
http://www.earthcam.net/projects/housto ... stream.php
mikelive wrote:Before I clocked out, all WN departures and arrivals before 1030a were cancelled in addition to the large numbers of already cancelled flights into and out of HOU.
-- Mikey
Due to WEATHER / HURRICANE HARVEY, the Houston William P Hobby Airport (HOU) was closed as of Aug 27 at 02:55 AM CDT. The date/time when the airport is expected to reopen is Aug 30 at 08:00 AM CDT.
mikelive wrote:Before I clocked out, all WN departures and arrivals before 1030a were cancelled in addition to the large numbers of already cancelled flights into and out of HOU.
-- Mikey
smokeybandit wrote:In the last two days, IAH has gotten about 16" of rain, HOU about 19". Most of that rain came in the last 24 hours. Those totals could double
jumbojet wrote:70% of flights at IAH have been cancelled today with another 69% cancelled for tomorrow. United's share out of that is roughly 275 flights on each day. No doubt this is going to hurt UA's bottom line this quarter. However, as critical as I am of UA, I am sure they have the ability and a viable plan to recover very quickly and very efficiently.
This is where having multiple large hubs in other parts of the country will really come into play. This however, is the exact scenario that hampers JetBlue for what seems like eternity, having two hubs on the North East coast. Not many options when a storm takes out B6's operations at their two main airports in BOS and JFK
jumbojet wrote:smokeybandit wrote:In the last two days, IAH has gotten about 16" of rain, HOU about 19". Most of that rain came in the last 24 hours. Those totals could double
Unfortunately, weather.com is reporting the worst is yet to come. Houston is forecast to get up to 24 more inches of rain between now and Thursday,
Tornado watch in effect until 1400 hours with steady wind speeds in the 20's to 30 MPH range.
jayunited wrote:I also know that AA helped UA out as well UA was able to reroute quite a few passengers to DFW from our other hubs. Passengers whose final destination was either somewhere in Mexico or Central America because as we know IAH is UA main gateway to these destination. But with those flights being cancel out of IAH, AA at DFW was able to help us out and accommodate some of our passengers. I know those passenger trying to get home or going on vacation were appreciative that AA was able to accommodate them out of DFW. In the day and age were it seems as if airlines are always at war with each other it nice to see other airlines at other hubs help out under these unprecedented circumstances that Houston is facing.
WWads wrote:DL hasn't yet cancelled the whole day at IAH, even the RON flights. Seems strange.
CapitalAvGeek wrote:Some UA inbound long-haul flight are diverting.
UA252 HNL-IAH diverting to LAX. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL252
UA6 NRT-IAH diverting to SFO. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL6
UA160 AMS-IAH diverting to ORD. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL160
UA855 LIM-IAH diverting to IAD. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL855
UA818 EZE-IAH diverting to IAD. https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL818
UA104 GRU-IAH diverting to IAD https://flightaware.com/live/flight/UAL104
tp1040 wrote:KHOU (Hobby) is closed until Wednesday 8 AM CDT.
william wrote:I take it UA and SWA has moved their assets with wings out of there? There are no jets at the gates? Employees told to say home?
SiouxFlyer wrote:IAH closed until noon on the 28th.
WWads wrote:DL hasn't yet cancelled the whole day at IAH, even the RON flights. Seems strange.
Indy wrote:I can't imagine IAH or HOU opening anytime soon..
MaxTrimm wrote:Southwest has 15 aircraft on the ground at HOU according to FR24