Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours

Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by Frost1x on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:25PM (#34151848)

While this is humorous in that there are limiting assumptions like this baked into the system, I also have to wonder, who needs or even wants to book a flight a year in advance? I dread planning out a flight 4 months in advance and dealing with the almost inevitable cascade of conflicts this introduces of juggling and rescheduling things to make things align correctly. One year makes me cringe.

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by steveklabnik on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:29PM (#34151899)

I could see it for major holidays. I spent too much money to fly home this year because I am bad at scheduling. I would consider booking next year's flight during this year's trip just so I know it's knocked out and I don't have to worry about it.

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by dendrite9 on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:44PM (#34152101)

There are events that I can see purchasing flights well in advance for. I used to a go to a conference that was held every other year at the same time, it would have been easy to buy tickets more than a year in advance for that without much concern. Eclipses, certain sporting events, or reservations for activities with a wait list of more than a year could qualify as well. Despite that I am like you and rarely have tickets far in advance of a trip.

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by masklinn on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:47PM (#34152158)

> I also have to wonder, who needs or even wants to book a flight a year in advance?

Major holiday, destination wedding, event known long in advance (e.g. Grandma's 80s does not come as a surprise).

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by LarryMullins on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @01:51PM (#34152214)

My family plans the yearly family get-together at the yearly family get-together. A year in advance. Except sometimes due to scheduling deconfliction, it's actually 10 or 11 months in advance.. or 13 or 14 months in advance. The exact date floats and sometimes we are planning trips more than a year in advance.

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by Induane on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @02:15PM (#34152542)

Me for:

- Annual conferences or conferences that occur every-other year - Planning family reunions because you need that kind of cat-herding lead time when you have 9 uncles/aunts on just ONE side of the family - Periods where I have some spare cash I'd like to lock in a getaway with before I spend it or something unexpected like the invasion of the Ukraine drives up fuel costs and overall prices... or a global pandemic hits - would be sweet if I could have rebooked some of my trips for for 1-2 years out when the pandemic hit - Travel for future medical stuff; at one point for 2-3 years I was taking my mom to the Cleveland Clinic every 4 months for periodic checks and it would have been super nice to be able to just book that stuff way in advance and have it all taken care of

Etc

etc

I'd bet quite a few people would appreciate that ability

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Re:Southwest cancels 5,400 flights in less than 48 hours by SapporoChris on Tuesday December 27, 2022 @08:15PM (#34156287)

Anyone doing anything abroad for over a year. It is impossible to book a round trip ticket with depart and return dates >= 1 year.

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