Qatar Airways + Firearms

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I fly almost exclusively American Airlines they deal with weather like everyone else but DFW handles it as well as anyone.

It has been more than a weather thing, and for us it has not been handled well despite DFW being a AA hub. I really don't know what the deal has been. I fly AA a lot as I have one of their CCs and a bunch of FF miles. I rarely have any issue with other destinations, just seems to be DFW. And considering the other end of the line is Phoenix Sky Harbor, not exactly a small quiet airport with few flights, been hard to figure.

 

[wesheltonj]

DFW is very weather sensitive. Any bad weather around and things break down fast. I suspect that's from DFW controllers having a Delta flight crash from Wind-shear while coming in for landing.

 

[sgt_zim]

It has been more than a weather thing, and for us it has not been handled well despite DFW being a AA hub. I really don't know what the deal has been. I fly AA a lot as I have one of their CCs and a bunch of FF miles. I rarely have any issue with other destinations, just seems to be DFW. And considering the other end of the line is Phoenix Sky Harbor, not exactly a small quiet airport with few flights, been hard to figure.

I have the same issues with DFW no matter which airline I fly with.

IMO, AA is the least crappy between them and UA/Delta. I had an issue with AA going through Charlotte a couple years ago, but weather compounded the issue.

Since I live in Houston...

If I can fly out of Hobby, I fly Hobby over IAH. But the only over-saltwater flights out of Hobby are over the GoA.

I'm still pissed over the UA acquisition of Continental. Gordon Bethune was absolutely the man, Continental was THE shit 30 years ago. UA has turned it into a floating dumpster fire.

 

[Russ16]

I have the same issues with DFW no matter which airline I fly with.

IMO, AA is the least crappy between them and UA/Delta. I had an issue with AA going through Charlotte a couple years ago, but weather compounded the issue.

Since I live in Houston...

If I can fly out of Hobby, I fly Hobby over IAH. But the only over-saltwater flights out of Hobby are over the GoA.

I'm still pissed over the UA acquisition of Continental. Gordon Bethune was absolutely the man, Continental was THE shit 30 years ago. UA has turned it into a floating dumpster fire.

And I think Northwest beat them all. The good airlines were all aquired because there was room for cost cutting—they were spending too much on their customers.

 

[Kolton174]

I booked on Alaska Air website ANC to JOHANNESBURG with stops in SEA and DOHA. Should I check my rifle just to Seattle on AK AIR then grab it and re-check it with Qatar or can I check it all the way to JOHANNESBURG. ANy fellow alaskans book this flight and have first hand expereience at this? First trip to SA. Thanks in advance.

 

[Altitude sickness]

Pretty confident Qatar air will want you the re check the rifle.

 

[PHOENIX PHIL]

I booked on Alaska Air website ANC to JOHANNESBURG with stops in SEA and DOHA. Should I check my rifle just to Seattle on AK AIR then grab it and re-check it with Qatar or can I check it all the way to JOHANNESBURG. ANy fellow alaskans book this flight and have first hand expereience at this? First trip to SA. Thanks in advance.

That is exactly what I did when I flew from Phoenix to Seattle on Alaska Air and from there on QA to Joburg.