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Eye on the Sky: Air Travel Check
Aired January 02, 2003 - 06:15 ET
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FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well let's get a look at perhaps the nation picture and how people are getting around, because a lot of folks are ending their holidays and making their ways back home.
Let's check in with Travelocity's Rally Caparas.
And so far so good...
RALLY CAPARAS, AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALIST, TRAVELOCITY.COM: So far so good.
WHITFIELD: ... or is it nasty?
CAPARAS: Fredricka, it's back to reality today.
WHITFIELD: Yes.
CAPARAS: The holidays are over, folks, and so we're going to start seeing a lot of people inside of the terminals. The new baggage procedures, there'll be some slowdowns related to that. However, delays, as we see it right now, aren't so bad, but they will pick up as the day goes along.
Let's go to the graphics and check out what's happening in the country. I'm looking at about 690 airplanes in the United States flying throughout the country talking to air traffic control as we speak.
Delays this morning are going to be at Boston's Logan Airport. There's significant weather in that area, it's moving out, it should be gone by noon. But until about noon, we should see 30 to 45 minute arrival and departure delays. Low clouds, wind, snow, de-icing; but like I said, it should be gone by noon. On time schedules in the afternoon and evening hours.
Down in the south, Charlotte and Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, they will see 45-minute arrival delays. Low clouds, mist and fog will be the primary reasons there. Reduced visibility forces the pilots to operate under IFR or instrument flight rules. Airport schedules and airline schedules are designed around perfect conditions so it's not going to be perfect, hence, we'll have those delays.
From the Great Lakes region at Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati-Covington airports, they will see 30-minute arrival and departure delays. Low clouds and mist early reducing visibility and then snow and departure flight de-icing in the afternoon and evening hours.
At Chicago O'Hare, the Windy City, they will see some wind- related delays early. Thirty to 45 minute arrival delays. Departure delays will kick in later, along with the de-icing in the evening -- during the evening rush. Not good news there.
And then St. Louis, Lambert Airport will see the most delays today. All day long they're going to be hit with low clouds, freezing conditions, snow, slippery conditions. It slows the operations on the airport surfaces. Airplanes have to clear the runways instead of anticipated separation that the air traffic controllers use most of the time. Long delays there.
Everything else west of the Mississippi River, folks, is going to have excellent flight conditions. On time schedules all day long, except for Seattle. They'll have a little bit of slowdown, but it won't be anything measurable there at all.
But for the first day back to really working conditions, not a bad day at all for the nation to get back into the groove of traveling.
WHITFIELD: Yes, and I did a little bit of traveling over the holidays, and I'm going to say the planes are getting full again.
CAPARAS: Oh, they're coming back.
WHITFIELD: So this really does affect a lot of people.
CAPARAS: Yes, they are coming back.
WHITFIELD: Yes.
CAPARAS: People are starting to get comfortable with the idea of getting back on airplanes, as well they should. It's still the safest mode of transportation in this country bar none.
WHITFIELD: All right, very good. Good to see you -- Rally.
CAPARAS: Thanks.
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Aired January 2, 2003 - 06:15 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
FREDRICKA WHITFIELD, CNN ANCHOR: Well let's get a look at perhaps the nation picture and how people are getting around, because a lot of folks are ending their holidays and making their ways back home.
Let's check in with Travelocity's Rally Caparas.
And so far so good...
RALLY CAPARAS, AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALIST, TRAVELOCITY.COM: So far so good.
WHITFIELD: ... or is it nasty?
CAPARAS: Fredricka, it's back to reality today.
WHITFIELD: Yes.
CAPARAS: The holidays are over, folks, and so we're going to start seeing a lot of people inside of the terminals. The new baggage procedures, there'll be some slowdowns related to that. However, delays, as we see it right now, aren't so bad, but they will pick up as the day goes along.
Let's go to the graphics and check out what's happening in the country. I'm looking at about 690 airplanes in the United States flying throughout the country talking to air traffic control as we speak.
Delays this morning are going to be at Boston's Logan Airport. There's significant weather in that area, it's moving out, it should be gone by noon. But until about noon, we should see 30 to 45 minute arrival and departure delays. Low clouds, wind, snow, de-icing; but like I said, it should be gone by noon. On time schedules in the afternoon and evening hours.
Down in the south, Charlotte and Atlanta Hartsfield Airport, they will see 45-minute arrival delays. Low clouds, mist and fog will be the primary reasons there. Reduced visibility forces the pilots to operate under IFR or instrument flight rules. Airport schedules and airline schedules are designed around perfect conditions so it's not going to be perfect, hence, we'll have those delays.
From the Great Lakes region at Cleveland, Pittsburgh and Cincinnati-Covington airports, they will see 30-minute arrival and departure delays. Low clouds and mist early reducing visibility and then snow and departure flight de-icing in the afternoon and evening hours.
At Chicago O'Hare, the Windy City, they will see some wind- related delays early. Thirty to 45 minute arrival delays. Departure delays will kick in later, along with the de-icing in the evening -- during the evening rush. Not good news there.
And then St. Louis, Lambert Airport will see the most delays today. All day long they're going to be hit with low clouds, freezing conditions, snow, slippery conditions. It slows the operations on the airport surfaces. Airplanes have to clear the runways instead of anticipated separation that the air traffic controllers use most of the time. Long delays there.
Everything else west of the Mississippi River, folks, is going to have excellent flight conditions. On time schedules all day long, except for Seattle. They'll have a little bit of slowdown, but it won't be anything measurable there at all.
But for the first day back to really working conditions, not a bad day at all for the nation to get back into the groove of traveling.
WHITFIELD: Yes, and I did a little bit of traveling over the holidays, and I'm going to say the planes are getting full again.
CAPARAS: Oh, they're coming back.
WHITFIELD: So this really does affect a lot of people.
CAPARAS: Yes, they are coming back.
WHITFIELD: Yes.
CAPARAS: People are starting to get comfortable with the idea of getting back on airplanes, as well they should. It's still the safest mode of transportation in this country bar none.
WHITFIELD: All right, very good. Good to see you -- Rally.
CAPARAS: Thanks.
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