Orland Airport Delays?

[fantomhamst3r]

Hi guys,

I'll be flying into Orlando on August 24th and out on the 31st. Earlier this year, a flight of mine passing through Dallas was cancelled due to extreme thunderstorms and messed with my plans so now I'm just a little paranoid about my trip into Orlando, considering its reputation for daily thunderstorms. I was wondering what everyone's experience has been with Orlando airport as far as delays and cancellations? Delays would be fine but I hope that the popup thunderstorms don't cause too many cancellations. Thanks in advance!

 

[kaytieeldr]

Cancelled is highly unusual. That plane is expected to pick up passengers at your destination airport and fly them somewhere else. What airline? If a low cost carrier for the upcoming flights, okay, yeah, it might be a possibility. But rare. It requires a LOT of shuffling.

 

[OKW Lover]

Agree with @kaytieeldr above that it would b highly unusual for a major airline to cancel a flight because of weather in Orlando.

 

[charmed59]

On American from Dallas to Orlando the 4th of August. All 4 flights that left after 5pm were delayed, the longest delay was 2 hours.

I live near Orlando. We’ve had evening thunder showers everyday for weeks. If you are worried about weather delays in Orlando earlier flights are a much better bet.

 

[Brer Chump]

Agree with early flights. I booked a flight arriving at MCO at 9am and departing MCO at 7am to avoid the afternoon storms. I booked early in the day knowing that Southwest has the same plane fly back and forth between PIT and MCO during our trip.

 

[suemom2kay]

I always fly in the morning in summer due to thunderstorms. My one exception is LEAVING vacation. Worth the risk for the home bound leg.

 

[AngiTN]

We always fly back home on the latest flights we can. Talking departure after 7:00 PM. Has always worked well, as it’s after the storms for the most part. Coming we opt for early if our work schedule allows. Landing before 9:00 am. If we have to leave after work for some reason we do flights that land late, after 10 so after storms too. Knock on wood, in all our flights we’ve only had 1 delay due to weather, and it was in Atlanta. Didn’t impact our connection though since we had plenty of time

 

[SL6827]

We always fly back home on the latest flights we can. Talking departure after 7:00 PM. Has always worked well, as it’s after the storms for the most part. Coming we opt for early if our work schedule allows. Landing before 9:00 am. If we have to leave after work for some reason we do flights that land late, after 10 so after storms too. Knock on wood, in all our flights we’ve only had 1 delay due to weather, and it was in Atlanta. Didn’t impact our connection though since we had plenty of time

This makes sense and is what I have thought too. Make your departing home flight late into the evening.