Horizon cancels 113 flights to inspect planes

[TechBear_Seattle]

Source: Seattle Times staff

About 6,000 passengers had their travel plans disrupted today after Horizon Air canceled 113 flights, including 31 out of Seattle, to inspect 19 turboprop planes.

The inspections come on the heels of two landing-gear failures involving similar turboprop Bombardier Q400 planes in Europe, the airline said.

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The cancellations affected about 25 percent of Horizon's 480 daily flights. Major routes affected were Seattle/Portland, Seattle/Boise and Seattle/Spokane. Flights were also canceled between Seattle and Calgary, Canada; Bozeman, Mont.; and Medford and Eugene, Ore.

The airline, part of the Alaska Air Group, said it would make a decision Wednesday afternoon on cancellations for Thursday.

Read more: http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/localnews/2003880793_webhorizon12m.html

[Parche]

1. Q400

That is their newest and quietest plane flying.......other then the CRJ-70 and 90

So far I dont have anyone affected by the cancellations..........:hi:



Its still a beautiful plane....................

[Ken Burch]

2. I've been affected by it myself.

I have to get from Juneau to Salem, Oregon for a family situation, and I would have needed one of those flights. Now somebody is going to have to drive from Salem to Seattle just to pick me up.

[Parche]

3. Flights

I still show alot of flights and space still available SEA-PDX.................:hi:

[Ken Burch]

4. Yeah, but try to actually BOOK one online...It won't let you(at least on Alaska)

And available seats on the website don't actually mean there's room on the flight. It can also mean some passengers have tickets but don't yet have assigned seats.