Jaxs170 From United States of America, joined Jun 2004, 96 posts, RR: 0 Posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1194 times:
I'm supposed to fly to HNL through IAH tomorrow morning. Everything is showing on time for tomorrow, and apparently my plane for the OKC-IAH segment is enroute from SEA to OKC right now.
Is CO going to be moving jets around like this to be able to resume ops tomorrow morning? If flights are going to go from IAH tomorrow, will things such as catering be back to normal? Based on the reports I am getting it doesn't sound too pretty down there and normal ops seem like they are a few days off at best.
That aside, if my flights do go tomorrow and get me to Houston, I'd like to bring some sort of relief supplies with me to give to whomever may need them. Are there things people need that are in short supply that would be easy to find in OK and transport? I'd be just as willing to give things to the CO employees who would make it possible for me to get to my destination despite what just happened to them, or get them to the Red Cross or other relief agencies who could get them to the people in Galveston or wherever they are needed. I wouldn't mind giving money, but I know how long it can take to work through the system to become something useful, and I don't think the people of Houston can wait that long.
If anyone can give me good plan of action just respond back here and I'll be off to the store this evening. Also, spread the word to anyone traveling to Houston and lets help out our brothers and sisters in whatever way we can.
AS739X From United States of America, joined Apr 2003, 5534 posts, RR: 26 Reply 1, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1152 times:
From the flight Ops side of things, I spoke with CO Ops here at SFO and they said things "may" restart tommorow. They plan to depart the red-eye at 12:30a 9/15, but it will all depend on IAH and if things are operational. See the other thread about Houston and Ike and you will read that ground personal have not even looked at ground damage, just the terminals.
ASSFO
"Some pilots avoid storm cells and some play connect the dots!"
IAD51FL From United States of America, joined Dec 2006, 336 posts, RR: 4 Reply 2, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 6 hours ago) and read 1127 times:
Bush Intercontinental Airport works to repair Hurricane Ike damages and restore air service
Reports zero injuries to the 500 workers who stayed on job as hurricane hit; Airfield including 125 miles of runways and taxiways are spared
Houston, TX - (Sept. 13, 2008) - As Hurricane Ike passed over Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH) during the early morning hours of Saturday, Sept. 13, the combination of hurricane force winds, heavy rainfall and extensive duration of the storm delivered a powerful punch that has the Houston Airport System (HAS) dealing with many challenges as a result of the catastrophic event.
Fortunately, none of the 500 emergency workers who were on duty as the hurricane hit the airport were injured and the airfield infrastructure was completely untouched, which allows for restoration of air service as HAS works with airlines to return to normal flight operations as quickly as possible. Contractors and structural engineers were on site Saturday, Sept. 13, after the hurricane to assist with the repairs.
IAH has 2.6 million square feet of facilities and reports the following hurricane-related issues at Bush Intercontinental:
» Terminal C, utilized exclusively by Continental Airlines, with more than 40 gates had lost all electrical power.
» Airport access road from I-59 to Terminals, Will Clayton Parkway, has water across the surface and is impassable - resulting in the only access to the airport terminals from John F. Kennedy Boulevard.
» Damage to two cooling system towers with the loss of 2 fans, were blown off the building as the hurricane passed over IAH.
» Airport People Mover (APM) Station was severely damaged due to severe water damage when 80-plus mile per hour winds hit the airport - the APM is an above-ground monorail that transports passengers from Terminals B, C, D and E.
» Complete structural loss of escalators and elevators inside Terminal B that lead to APM Station occurred after broken windows allowed heavy rain into the facility.
» All Houston Airport System jet bridges were damaged with a range of minor impact to complete missing panels of the jet bridge components.
» The HAS fuel farm for all airport vehicles for public safety and other essential services is not assessable until electrical power is restored.
» The Inter-terminal train that operated between Terminals A, B, C, D and E was damaged.
» Terminal D has numerous issues including structural damage, broken windows and flooding.
More than 500 workers reported to IAH before and during Hurricane Ike as essential employees. They all and stayed on airport property to ensure the safety and security of the facility during the emergency operations. The group included more than 300 Houston Airport System employees, United States Department of Homeland Security and Transportation Security Administration, Customs and Border Protection, Houston Police Department, numerous airport service providers and other local, state and federal agencies.
Since Wednesday, September 10, TSA has deployed 200 additional security officers at IAH and is working closely with HAS and airlines to resume operations.
For passengers who intend to fly out of IAH as flights resume, The Houston Airport System strongly recommends that customers not go to the airports unless they have a confirmed seat and that they have also confirmed with their airline that the flight is still operating. Please check with your airline for further flight schedule changes or contact the Houston Airport System flight tracking information line at 281-230-7000 or Houston Airport System for further information.
Moved to IAH, living across from the approach end of 26R
USXguy From United States of America, joined Jan 2006, 677 posts, RR: 7 Reply 3, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 1046 times:
jaxs,
When I worked for my previous carrier, we were hit by the hurricane but not nearly as bad as our "spoke" from my airport. When we relaunched services 3 days after the storm, FEMA had left all this stuff in front of the airport as a pick-up and we snatched up about 4,000 pounds of it and threw it on our nearly empty plane to the 'spoke' as a majority of the employees did not have power, there was no ice at the airport, and food was scarce.
FEMA happened to leave MRE kits, ice, lots of FEMA food kits, etc, and our town didn't need them because all the grocers were open, we had power, tv, phone, etc.
The plane was met by about 50 USAir employees
If you want to help, I'd suggest you go to the airport and ask the staff, and coordinate thru them if you want to offer any relief packages to the IAH staff. It will be greatly appreciated.
There's nothing like opening a bin of a plane and seeing 20 bags of ice and 40 boxes of food to a hurricane-damaged hub!
Cle757 From United States of America, joined Apr 2005, 961 posts, RR: 0 Reply 4, posted (3 years 8 months 1 week 5 days 5 hours ago) and read 973 times:
CLE is sending ticket agents and ramp agents down to IAH tomorrow morning to help out.
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