Why did American Airlines cancel literally at the LAST second DCA to Florida this morning?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Something was probably wrong with the plane or the crew was over hours.

Neither would explain the last second, seemingly knee jerk decision to suddenly cancel.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My guess is something mechanical and after recent events they are on edge. But I agree with the recommendation to follow up with customer service.

Thank you.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Maybe they saw a Black Hawk and got scared?

Too soon. Don't be a jerk.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:You think strangers on the internet know the answer? Why don't you ask the airline!

Go ask Reddit. They always know the answer to these. I'm serious.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You think strangers on the internet know the answer? Why don't you ask the airline!

Go ask Reddit. They always know the answer to these. I'm serious.

You expect someone to know an unpublished reason for cancellation to a flight without a departure time or destination airport?

[Anonymous]

Probably not enough passengers to make it worth their while.
Plus, flights to FL are like every 2 hrs. Easy to just cancel and combine on the next flight especially on mid-week flight.

[Anonymous]

There have been something like five plane crashes since Trump became president. Be grateful it was canceled.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something was probably wrong with the plane or the crew was over hours.

Neither would explain the last second, seemingly knee jerk decision to suddenly cancel.

They don’t cancel flights for knee jerk decisions.

Let me guess, you also yelled at the gate agent in hopes they’d uncancel the flight?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Something was probably wrong with the plane or the crew was over hours.

Neither would explain the last second, seemingly knee jerk decision to suddenly cancel.

Of course it would, because before they take off they’re doing a lot of check lists and tests and that’s when you find mechanical problems.

[Anonymous]

I’d guess a mechanical issue. I had a flight cancelled 45 minutes after we took off. They made us come back.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You think strangers on the internet know the answer? Why don't you ask the airline!

Go ask Reddit. They always know the answer to these. I'm serious.

You expect someone to know an unpublished reason for cancellation to a flight without a departure time or destination airport?

Girl didn't even give us the flight number.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably not enough passengers to make it worth their while.
Plus, flights to FL are like every 2 hrs. Easy to just cancel and combine on the next flight especially on mid-week flight.

This is STUPID.

They cannot cancel flights due to lack of interest because they need the plane to arrive where it is scheduled to arrive, passengers or not. Otherwise, it causes scheduling conniptions that can reverberate through the entire airline.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Probably not enough passengers to make it worth their while.
Plus, flights to FL are like every 2 hrs. Easy to just cancel and combine on the next flight especially on mid-week flight.

Airlines don't cancel flights for that reason. There are many considerations, and cancelling just because an individual flight isn't selling well is a very dumb thing to do. What about the return flight passengers and their connections? What about the crew? What about cargo.? Fixing those issues almost always more expensive than operating the flight. And most flights to Florida in February, even if unnamed, are booked pretty full

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:You think strangers on the internet know the answer? Why don't you ask the airline!

Go ask Reddit. They always know the answer to these. I'm serious.

You expect someone to know an unpublished reason for cancellation to a flight without a departure time or destination airport?

Yes. Those avation watchers can figure anything out. It’s American from DCA this morning. Not terribly hard to find.

[Anonymous]

DCA to Destin at 8am?