First of December, had a flight to Detroit on SWA. Up at 3AM to check web for weather releated delays/closings. No hint on airline site, or on weather channel site. Leave Love Field, fly to STL, circle airport tow or three times, end up in KC...
Turns out STL was closed the PREVIOUS day...
After three hours in a line in KC, catch a flight to Baltimore, wander around airport for two hours, then on to Detroit...
I was lucky; many were stranded that day. Of course, the airline's alibi was it's "weather-releated". Funny, they didn't know the airport in STL was closed??
Bit luckier during Xmas flight to San Diego. Connection in Denver, in the midst of a blizzard. We departed two hours late, at 10:30AM, apparently the last flight out before the airport was closed...
I'm flying south for the winter from now on!!