BWI opens second runway; traffic resuming
This just in from the Maryland Aviation Administration:
** Both of BWI's main commercial runways are now open.
** By afternoon, airline carriers at BWI Marshall were flying near-normal schedules, with few reported cancellations.
** Southwest Airlines has announced flight cancellations for Tuesday and Wednesday at BWI, Dulles, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, and other markets. For details, see-- http://www.southwest.com/html/travel_center/midatlantic_winter_storm_beg_5feb.html
** To prepare for the next expected storm, snow-removal crews, both Airport employees and contractors, will be activated on Tuesday. The snow teams will work to remove snow and ice from Airport runways, taxiways, and ramp areas, as well as public roadways, parking lots, and sidewalks.
** With a potentially significant snowfall expected, BWI Marshall Airport customers may want to consider parking under cover in one of the Airport’s parking garages.
Comments
My Southwest flight has been cancelled FOUR times! If it's not snow in Baltimore/Washington, it's snow at the transfer in Chicago. I was supposed to return to MD last Friday. I may need to drive back. Hopefully I will get back by Wednesday afternoon. I doubt I could get a flight until at least Thursday night unless I camped at the airport 60 miles away. I can't switch to a flight out of a nearby city because it's not a comparable price match--ridiculous policy under the circumstances. Fortunately, I'm staying with relatives, so I don't have to pay extra money to be here.
At least I'm stuck in Florida.
Nate Payer
TRAC
Posted by: Nate | February 9, 2010 11:21 AM