Holiday travelers stuck at airports after winter storm cancels flights | USA TODAY

Holiday travelers across the U.S. are left with few options after a winter storm cancels thousands of flights.

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The U.S. saw another day of significant flight disruptions. After high numbers on Thursday, more than 4,100 U.S. flights were canceled and 4,300 more were delayed Friday shortly after noon ET, according to the flight-tracking website FlightAware.

About 40% of all flights out of Seattle-Tacoma International and Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airports had been canceled by midday Friday. Southwest Airlines' schedule has been affected the most, with nearly 900 flights taken off the schedule for the day.

The storm system was on track to continue pushing east Friday, and airlines have issued waivers in much of the Midwest, Northeast and even parts of the South for some carriers.

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28 comments

    1. Yeah, it is, having to first go through an unexpected pandemic for almost three years and later deal with out of control inflation, then trying to enjoy life and holidays again only for Mother Nature to strike.

    1. Yeah, it is best to avoid flying whenever possible.
      Don’t put your enjoyment and plans on the ‘trust’ of the airport.

  1. These are AIRPORT GROUPIES every XMAS NEW YEAR which Starts with you know it THANKSGIVING these THREE Holidays bring out it’s TIME to LIVE AT THE AIRPORT 🤣😧 okay 👍🆗

  2. Well don’t travel during a storm. It is like when you know a storm is likely a week or more in advance and some people wait til it hits and then are like oh I didn’t prepare at all and need to go to the store now, why are some of them closed or closing early? Oh my god this is ridiculous! Dumb people are funny and will do the exact same thing next year.

  3. People act like their lives won’t just go on if they skip it. I never understood why adults want to participate in such a silly game that was obviously designed for children .

  4. When those before us looked up and said yeah no, let’s chill here. I suppose it was easy to plan ahead next time.

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    — Luke 13:24

    “Jesus told him, ‘I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father EXCEPT through Me.”
    — John 14:6

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    — Acts 4:12

    “And I will give you a new heart, and I will put a new spirit in you. I will take out your stony, stubborn heart and give you a tender, responsive heart.”
    — Ezekiel 36:26

    “Again Jesus spoke to them, saying, ‘I am the light of the world. Whoever follows Me will not walk in darkness, but will have the light of life.”
    — John 8:12

    “I called you so often, but you wouldn’t come. I reached out to you, but you paid no attention.”
    — Proverbs 1:24

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