Originally Posted by
bucoops
Not just here. First time I flew into PHL we were one of the last ones in before it closed for several days. Yes it was a big dump of snow but on a part of the world much more used to it than us and it still had them closed for nearly a week.
PHL used to be used as leverage by the unions during labor disputes that had nothing to do with the airport itself. They are very capable of dealing with major snow events if they feel like it, provided that the Eagles are not playing.