Snow & ice, covering all the ground except the landing strips, at the Cincinnati Airport on December 24th 2004.
Apparently quite a few people flying Comair over the holidays had some 'interesting' travel experiences... Scranton Times Tribune - Comair fliers endure frustrating weekend
When you fly Delta Airlines out of the Wilkes-Barre Scranton Airport (which is really in Avoca), just about anywhere you go, you will have to transfer at the Cincinnati Airport (which is really in Kentucky), because Cincinnati is a Delta hub. So if there's a problem in Cincinnati...
I transferred in Cincinnati on Friday on my way from Scranton to Detroit, and the snow was unbelievable at the Cincinnati airport. The snow was compacted on the ground in ice all over the airport; Only the runways were clear & dry.
Upon arriving at the Cincinnati airport and disembarking from the small commuter jet, we passengers had to trudge though snow on our way from the airplane to the gate.
Then, my flight from Cincinnati to Detroit was delayed because after we finally boarded the plane, the pilots had a tough time getting the airplane to the runway, because it was STUCK IN THE SNOW. The pilots had to rock the airplane forward and back, to try and get the wheels out of the snow & ice on the ground! I'm surprised the pilot didn't come out of the cockpit and ask the passengers if anyone had a bag of kitty litter with them.
My own Comair flight from Detroit to Cincinnati was cancelled, but I got a later flight, requiring me to hang about at the Cincinnati airport for about 3 hours before my connecting flight to Avoca.
posted by Chloe | Thursday 30 December 2004 11:50 PM
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