I’m waiting through a 4 hour delay for a 2 1/2 hour flight. Apparently, Continental can’t figure out how to get an airplane from its hub in Cleveland (the source of my flight) to its other hub in Houston. This is what I get for shopping for the cheapest flight.
For all the whining about high fuel prices and bankruptcies, the airlines have brought a new high in lows to our traveling experiences.
Continental Flight 2875 (operated by ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. dba Continental Express)
DEPARTS ARRIVES
City: Cleveland, OH (CLE)
Gate: C18
Check-in Terminal: Main Terminal
Scheduled Time: 5:00 p.m.
Estimated Time: 8:42 p.m.
Scheduled Date: Sun., Aug. 3, 2008
City: Dayton, OH (DAY)
Gate: C-15
Terminal:
Scheduled Time: 5:52 p.m.
Estimated Time: 9:40 p.m.
Scheduled Date: Sun., Aug. 3, 2008
Status: Delayed – Awaiting arrival of crew
Continental Flight 2875 (operated by ExpressJet Airlines, Inc. dba Continental Express)
DEPARTS ARRIVES
City: Dayton, OH (DAY)
Gate: C-15
Check-in Terminal:
Scheduled Time: 6:20 p.m.
Estimated Time: 10:00 p.m.
Scheduled Date: Sun., Aug. 3, 2008
City: Houston, TX (IAH – Intercontinental)
Gate: B81
Terminal: Terminal B
Scheduled Time: 8:02 p.m.
Estimated Time: 11:41 p.m.
Scheduled Date: Sun., Aug. 3, 2008
Status: Delayed – Awaiting inbound aircraft
You’re saying that flyers should avoid Continental Airlines because your flight was delayed?
The flight you’re talking about wasn’t even actually flown by Continental, but even that aside, if you want to avoid any airline that has flight delays, try walking. (The train sure wouldn’t be an option; it’s never on time.)
Yes, that’s exactly what I’m saying. My other Continental airlines cancellation story involves sleeping in the Newark airport with the mice. Even Bill O’Reilly is calling the airlines (and the FAA) to task in his recent August 2, 2008 column. And he’s probably flying in first class, not “no class” like me. It’s a sad sad state of affairs that everyone simply accepts poor service from the airlines.
What does exactly “Status: Delayed – Awaiting arrival of crew” mean anyway? These people are bunch of lo$ers. No wonder they were on the brink of bankruptcy!