Christmas Meltdown 2024

[invadertim]

I was shopping today, getting stuff for dinner, when a wave of dread washed over me. I wasn't sure exactly why, I mean there's plenty to be concerned about, but why then, in the pasta isle of Meijers...

Then it hit me, I realized that I was hearing on the muzak system of the store...A Christmas Carol. Rockin around the Christmas Tree to be exact.

It was time, the season of true dread and despair, pain and darkness, gluttony and excess, is nigh...

The holidays are upon us.

And with it the near certainty that at least one of the nations airlines (or Air Lines..) was going to strand and abandon multitudes just in time for...The Holidays

Who will it be?

Per the implied desires of the Derg-Father, I present a poll...

Vote for...
1 Cause/reason
1 Mainline
1 Regional
1 Area most affected

Sorry for those who voted once already, I had to re-post the poll because of missing bits...

 

[Roger Roger]

Mine is too dark and I won’t even speak it.

 

[Skåning]

Needs an "All of the above"

 

[n156499000]

In fairness to my choice, one of the other causes will start it, but it will be magnified exponentially by the "Executive incompetence/poor planning/lack of investment."

 

[///AMG]

Waaaay too many choices. You'd have been fine with just:

1. Delta
2. Delta

 

[CFI A&P]

What about engagement in the Great Hispaniola Aerial Conflict of 2024?

 

[mikecweb]

One day I'll be a real airline pirate

 

[Murdoughnut]

I'm going with late season hurricane disables FLL/MIA infrastructure, with impacts lasting through the holidays.

 

[JEP]

im going with snowstorm over MDW and Southwest imploding for days...

 

[Fixtur]

EWR approach comms failures in crap weather causes cascading delays.

 

[JEP]

EWR approach comms failures in crap weather causes cascading delays.

Oooh, I like that one.....sounds spicey

 

[invadertim]

EWR approach comms failures in crap weather causes cascading delays.

I was going to have (cause) ATC, but I ran out of answers, there is a limit...

 

[JustinS]

I’m surprised everyone has American at the center of their bingo card.

 

[Kingairer]

I’m surprised everyone has American at the center of their bingo card.

I am not. We're due.

 

[CoffeeIcePapers]

I am not. We're due.

Since holiday pay was implemented, working Christmas went senior. The only meltdown I foresee would be a big icing event at DFW.
DECS proved to be the Battlestar Galactica during the Crowdstrike mess.

 

[Kingairer]

Since holiday pay was implemented, working Christmas went senior. The only meltdown I foresee would be a big icing event at DFW.
DECS proved to be the Battlestar Galactica during the Crowdstrike mess.

Oh ye of little faith.

 

[JDean3204]

I’m scheduled to wake up Christmas morning in Fresno, then fly a red eye to Guadalajara. Wouldn’t mind a light shake up from that, but I better be careful what I wish for

 

[ASpilot2be]

We're in a constant meltdown. But that's how this type of flying goes.

 

[Skåning]

One day I'll be a real airline pirate

What’s your route

 

[derg]

Waaaay too many choices. You'd have been fine with just:

1. Delta
2. Delta

“After school, chump! Behind the gym storage shack where all the mods, stoners and mall goths smoke! NO SUPERVISION!”