Anyone who has ever attempted to take a flight out of the Philadelphia airport knows precisely why the title says "flying". It's a cute premise, but in Philly having an airline ticket and being at the airport in no way implies that you are going anywhere.
Now, I must say that i love my new city. It's unique. It's a little rough around the edges. It's big, but not too big. It's got the best cannoli imaginable. It's an awesome new place to call home.
Sadly, it's also home to the worst airport on the planet. Seriously, I imagine it would be easier to fly out of Philly if I glued feathers onto my sleaves and flapped my wings real fast.
If it's even remotely cloudy, they cancel flights. And if the sky even kinda looks like it might consider raining, they close the airport. If it's cloudy and the temperature happens to be anywhere near the 30's, they operate under martial law and draw straws to see who gets eaten first.
Last time I flew it was the week before Christmas and it snowed an inordinate amount for Philly. It almost never snows here, so any snow is inordinate, but the snow really was quite ridiculous. By a remarkable stroke of grace, I did not draw the short straw and I got on my plane. It was a few hours late, but it got off the ground. Most people weren't so lucky.
This Friday, I'm supposed to fly out of Philly on my way to sunny Florida. And guess what? They are predicting snowstorms to rival the storm we had in December. What are the odds that lightening will strike twice and that I might actually get on a plane that is actually leaving the airport to go to an actual destination? Yeah, my money's on the snow, too.
Crossing my fingers for you! At DCA and BWI, Southwest has already canceled all afternoon flights tomorrow. Hopefully if you have an early enough flight there won't be issues!
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