An operational meltdown at Southwest Airlines has upended holiday travel for passengers nationwide — and left some Fiesta Bowl-bound TCU fans scrambling to...
Some fans must decide whether to make the 15-hour drive to Phoenix or pay sky-high prices for a last-minute flight.
“I wouldn’t miss this,” said Sanders, who graduated from TCU in 2008 and now works for a management consultant group. “Even with a canceled flight, we’ll find a way to make it.”has upended holiday travel for thousands of passengers nationwide — and left some Fiesta Bowl-bound TCU fans scrambling to secure transportation.according to flight tracking service FlightAware
Sanders, who works for a management consultant company, said he tried to get through to Southwest by phone without luck and checked other airlines before resigning himself to driving. When that flight was canceled Tuesday, her dad was able to use points to book a flight on another airline a day earlier, requiring Raesz to use an extra day of paid time off from her job at a Fort Worth law firm.
Davidson, who might be taking a Greyhound bus to the Super Bowl in Arizona next year because of a bet with his co-hosts, said he’s not willing to make that drive twice. If this flight is canceled, his family will watch the Fiesta Bowl from the comfort of their home in Dallas.
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