Hundreds Of Travelers Scramble To Reschedule After Winter Weather Causes Over 1,400 Flight Cancellations – CBS Dallas / Fort Worth
DFW AIRPORT (CBSDFW.COM) – Hundreds of individuals flocked to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport in hopes of getting a flight after hundreds had been cancelled on Feb. 24 as a consequence of winter climate.
Some individuals had luck getting a flight, however others had been caught stranded as a consequence of cancellations.
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Hundreds of vacationers had been stranded at DFW Airport after over 1,000 flights had been cancelled as a consequence of ice. (credit score: Alexis Wainwright/CBSDFW.com)
“It’s the golden ticket,” Beth Jordan, who flew out of city, mentioned.
It felt like profitable the jackpot to individuals like Jordan, who was lastly in a position to get a flight out of DFW Airport after a number of tries.
“It has been two days of nightmares; cancellations, flight rebooking,” Jordan mentioned. “Ten hour name again from American and so they made all of it proper.”
Several different individuals discovered themselves in the same state of affairs, scrabbling to discover a approach out.
“We had been imagined to exit on Delta final evening and each flight received cancelled,” one other traveler, Corinna Creedon, mentioned. “We jumped on a JetBlue ticket that we discovered yesterday, however all of these received cancelled.”
American Airlines tells CBS 11 they’ve 1,000 systemwide climate cancellations Thursday. More than 1,400 flights had been cancelled at DFW Airport within the final 24 hours based on FlightConscious.
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Hundreds of vacationers had been stranded at DFW Airport after over 1,000 flights had been cancelled as a consequence of ice. (credit score: Alexis Wainwright/CBSDFW.com)
“It’s been hell, that’s my expertise. I’ve been cancelled 3 times already,” Pam Jones mentioned.
“Now we should wait 16 hours until we are able to go,” mentioned Sarah Hoffmann.
Some persons are nonetheless holding out for excellent news, however some are even sleeping at DFW Airport as they wait.
“This beautiful angel… tried to search out all totally different mixtures to get us residence, and he or she known as us off the road when she had the final tickets accessible,” Creedon mentioned. “It was a improbable coaching week, however we’re able to get residence and serve our purchasers.”
Hundreds of vacationers had been stranded at DFW Airport after over 1,000 flights had been cancelled as a consequence of ice. (credit score: Alexis Wainwright/CBSDFW.com)
American Airlines additionally advised CBS 11 they issued a journey discover so anybody who has been impacted by this may rebook with no further charges and costs.
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Full assertion from American:
“This week’s winter storm is considerably impacting our Northeast and Midwest operations, together with Dallas-Fort Worth (DFW). The overwhelming majority of impacted flights had been canceled prematurely so we might proactively notify and accommodate our clients and keep away from last-minute disruptions on the airport. Additionally, we issued a journey discover to permit clients whose journey plans are impacted by the storm to rebook with out change charges. We apologize to our clients whose journey plans could also be affected, and wish to thank our workforce who’re working tirelessly to assist us safely look after our clients.”
