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IAH is an unmitigated effing disaster right now - it's Afghanistan level

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maroon barchetta
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In reply to David_Puddy • 11:22a, 11/10/25
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MAROON said:
Best thread on this board. Flying to NYC Thursday morning and plan to still get there extra early but these last few days have given hope


I think by Thursday everything should be back to normal The Democrats finally gave up and are ready to get the Government back open instead of trying to continue to fight for healthcare for illegals.


Why do libs ruin everything they touch?
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12:26p, 11/10/25
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I'm flying international out of D on Friday.
Do we think TSA will be back to normal by then?

I'm planning to get there at 11 for a 3 pm flight. KLM business class so planning to hang out in the klm lounge if we breeze through security.
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In reply to waryman • 12:44p, 11/10/25
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waryman said:
Have you guys seen this? It is new to me.

Pretty cool presentation of data related to delays and cancellations by airport. Connections between airports are shown when you click on a particular airport.

https://www.flightaware.com/miserymap/


Thanks for this. My MIL is flying to IAH from Boston and looks like a lot of delays but not a ton of cancellations. Hopefully that remains. IAH appears to be one of the least miserable airports in the nation.
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1:11p, 11/10/25
Anyone flown in and out of BNA in the last week from IAH or elsewhere? Have a work trip next week and curious if I should prepare for an unmitigated disaster there as well.
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In reply to TexAgs1992 • 1:14p, 11/10/25
Next week will be fine. It will be over and fully staffed by EOW.
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In reply to Gaeilge • 1:42p, 11/10/25
Figured that likely would be the case but wanted to double check.
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3:04p, 11/10/25
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Just went through pre check at A. Took 2 minutes

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5:46p, 11/10/25
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Mickey Mouse train broken
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5:57p, 11/10/25
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E security was almost no wait (precheck or peasant) at ~1pm today.
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6:04p, 11/10/25
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Through E pre check line in 8 minutes @3:15 pm today
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8:37a, 11/11/25
Hearing there's no Pre-Check at C today, only Clear and regular
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In reply to TexAgs1992 • 8:40a, 11/11/25
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TexAgs1992 said:
Anyone flown in and out of BNA in the last week from IAH or elsewhere? Have a work trip next week and curious if I should prepare for an unmitigated disaster there as well.

Flew last week BNA-dfw-sea. No issues. Bna TSA seems to be fine.
Flew yesterday BNA-phx-geg.... also no issues.
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8:45a, 11/11/25
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Both Friday and yesterday my return flights back to IAH were delayed several hours because the note said "The FAA was limiting flights landing at IAH due to safety reasons for staffing with ATC" - Friday was from New Orleans and yesterday was from Chicago.
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8:51a, 11/11/25
Guess I just got extremely lucky or ATC was prioritizing hub-to-hub as I went from IAH-DEN and back yesterday.
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In reply to Gaeilge • 8:56a, 11/11/25
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Gaeilge said:
Guess I just got extremely lucky or ATC was prioritizing hub-to-hub as I went from IAH-DEN and back yesterday.

I didn't see delays this past week in or out of IAH so I think it's just luck of the draw right now
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In reply to Gaeilge • 12:17p, 11/11/25
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United said they aren't cancelling any hub flights.
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In reply to bigjag19 • 12:21p, 11/11/25
bigjag19 said:
United said they aren't cancelling any hub flights.


I saw that about cancelling, but not sure if ATC was giving preferential treatment to hub-to-hub for airlines as far as delaying departures
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In reply to Gaeilge • 12:49p, 11/11/25
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Gaeilge said:
bigjag19 said:
United said they aren't cancelling any hub flights.


I saw that about cancelling, but not sure if ATC was giving preferential treatment to hub-to-hub for airlines as far as delaying departures

i was ORD to IAH yesterday and was delayed 2 hours (hub to hub). but it was the incoming flight from AUS to ORD that caused my delay. However, the message I got via text was the above message about FAA limiting flights taking off and landing at IAH.
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In reply to LondonAg89 • 12:56p, 11/11/25
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LondonAg89 said:
Gaeilge said:
bigjag19 said:
United said they aren't cancelling any hub flights.


I saw that about cancelling, but not sure if ATC was giving preferential treatment to hub-to-hub for airlines as far as delaying departures

i was ORD to IAH yesterday and was delayed 2 hours (hub to hub). but it was the incoming flight from AUS to ORD that caused my delay. However, the message I got via text was the above message about FAA limiting flights taking off and landing at IAH.

The way I took the communications I read from United and just in the news was that ATC was limiting flights and then United, and would assume other airlines may do the same, decided to keep al hub-to-hub intact. I would think ATC would not care where the reductions came from.
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In reply to TexAgs1992 • 1:43p, 11/11/25
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About a week ago (after the FAA announcement) went in and out of BNA, no issues. I have clear and pre check but the lolpoors line was fine too.
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1:44p, 11/11/25
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Arriving at B today on United without a checked bag. Can I be picked up at B? Or is Marriott better? Cannot recall and search was unsuccessful. IAH app says pickup at B is possible, but I don't believe it.
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In reply to waryman • 1:46p, 11/11/25
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waryman said:
Arriving at B today on United without a checked bag. Can I be picked up at B? Or is Marriott better? Cannot recall and search was unsuccessful. IAH app says pickup at B is possible, but I don't believe it.

It is not possible. You'll have to train and go to A or C.
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3:07p, 11/11/25
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MIL came in from BOS today and imagine my surprise that her flight was actually EARLY
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9:02a, 11/12/25
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Terminal E was smooth sailing this morning at 6:45
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In reply to Gig-Em2003 • 9:56a, 11/12/25
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I'll be there tomorrow, so this is good to hear.

So, we have to check bags at C then take the toy train or walk underground to C. Is that the way it's done these days (so much construction that I'm not sure).
What do you boys want for breakfast BBQ ?.....OK Chili.
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10:07a, 11/12/25
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I've gone through Austin twice now in the last few days and it's been a refreshing breeze. These are one-offs, though, as I'm a United points guy.
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In reply to scd88 • 10:10a, 11/12/25
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scd88 said:
I've gone through Austin twice now in the last few days and it's been a refreshing breeze. These are one-offs, though, as I'm a United points guy.

Flying United out of Austin is actually better for points because most of the flights go through IAH, so you end up getting credit for 2 legs each way instead of 1 and the fares when bought with points are usually cheaper than flying out of IAH.
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In reply to txags92 • 10:19a, 11/12/25
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txags92 said:
scd88 said:
I've gone through Austin twice now in the last few days and it's been a refreshing breeze. These are one-offs, though, as I'm a United points guy.

Flying United out of Austin is actually better for points because most of the flights go through IAH, so you end up getting credit for 2 legs each way instead of 1 and the fares when bought with points are usually cheaper than flying out of IAH.


It just adds a lot of time for the layover but it's definitely worth looking into moving forward.
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In reply to MAROON • 12:02p, 11/12/25
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Just do everything at E.
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In reply to scd88 • 12:10p, 11/12/25
Just read the fine print.

I know some people that got a flight out of Austin that was "United *operated by Spirit Airlines*".

They were on the tarmac a long time, then back to the gate, then back to the tarmac, then back to the gate a deplane, then back to the tarmac, and eventually made it to their destination about 6 hours late
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 12:11p, 11/12/25
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I don't think those two are codeshare partners so sounds very unlikely.
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In reply to maroon barchetta • 12:27p, 11/12/25
Are you sure they didn't book through a 3rd party site and ended up with Spirit instead of United?

Because, as Diggity mentioned, those two don't codeshare. Spirit is not a Star Alliance member.

United, more recently, has taken a direct attack against Spirit's flights.
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In reply to Gaeilge • 12:28p, 11/12/25
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Gaeilge said:
Are you sure they didn't book through a 3rd party site and ended up with Spirit instead of United?

Because, as Diggity mentioned, those two don't codeshare. Spirit is not a Star Alliance member.

United, more recently, has taken a direct attack against Spirit's flights.

Yeah, I am guessing that was a kayak.com or travelocity booking that split airlines.
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In reply to scd88 • 12:29p, 11/12/25
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scd88 said:
txags92 said:
scd88 said:
I've gone through Austin twice now in the last few days and it's been a refreshing breeze. These are one-offs, though, as I'm a United points guy.

Flying United out of Austin is actually better for points because most of the flights go through IAH, so you end up getting credit for 2 legs each way instead of 1 and the fares when bought with points are usually cheaper than flying out of IAH.


It just adds a lot of time for the layover but it's definitely worth looking into moving forward.

There are quite a few AUS-IAH flights, so I rarely have a layover more than about 90 minutes.
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In reply to MAROON • 12:33p, 11/12/25
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MAROON said:
I'll be there tomorrow, so this is good to hear.

So, we have to check bags at C then take the toy train or walk underground to C. Is that the way it's done these days (so much construction that I'm not sure).

I actually flew out of Terminal B last Friday. The train I took was running between B, C & E.
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