There were many complaints on FlyerTalk.com about the recent winter weather delays in IAH and LAS. No de-icing facilities at either airport and no snow removal equipment at all in LAS. But these are a once in a decade occurance so your assumption that it just isn't cost effective is right on the mark. I challenge anyone to go into a Lowe's or Home Depot in either Houston or Las Vegas and be buy a snow blower without special ordering it. Just isn't gonna happen.
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My wife and I are travelling to Ontario this month on...EGADS...Continental (already booked the flight a couple of months ago...before the latest fiasco), but we are arriving three days in advance of the cruise. We have family/friends there and can visit them. Plus...we won't be taking a chance on a delay.
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Are you speaking of the incident in DEN on 12/20? There have been no determinations whatsoever on the cause of that. Most airline accidents are usually attributed to a "perfect storm" of contributing factors. It may have been the gusty cross-winds that night, debris on the runway, a mechanical failure of the aircraft (the 737-500 has had recent problems), pilot error, or a combination of any of the above. What matters is that in this case there was a successful evacuation and no loss of life.
You are very smart to be traveling a few days prior to your cruise. There are so many travel "horroer stories" from people who fly from the west coast the morning their cruise is scheduled to depart from Miami or from the east coast to LAX, SEA or SAN. I
always tell friends and family booking cruises to fly at least the day before and book a hotel.