Houston to Lake Charles Flights - July 2nd

I had to call to get back on the original flight into Houston and will have family pick us up from there.

Just more interested in why they removed so many flights around this time and how can they almost double your travel time.

That's like flying Baton Rouge to New Orleans

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Just more interested in why they removed so many flights around this time and how can they almost double your travel time.

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Holiday weekend on a business route is going to see a reduction in service.

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As someone who literally made that trip today, why the frick would you fly??

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Because OP is connecting to/from a longer flight?

Well the fact that it's an extremely rare situation you are into to need to make that flight, that should tell you why there's not many options in getting that flight

Ya I was going to comment on how short the Austin/Houston flight is but thought I was missing something. I had just assumed the OP was connecting.

It's funny how a 20 minute ground delay in Austin seemingly doubles the flight time and produces an audible groan that seemed louder than some I've experienced before.

Airlines all around the world are constantly calibrating their flight schedules, along with which type of airplanes fly to certain destinations (including cessation of flights altogether).

They are simply trying to maximize profits as any major corporation strives to do, and in this case frequently tuning their fleet's logistics plays a significant role in how they manage their cash flow.

Not ideal for most travelers nor is it something you probably want to hear, but my next-door neighbor (and very good friend) is a pilot for United and we have had a discussion along these lines several times and that is the answer he gives every time.

And on that note....disruptive changes to a tenured pilot's usual flight schedule(s) doesn't make them any less confused or pissed off than you and me.