Snowy Weather Impacting Dallas Airports
DALLAS (CBSDFW.COM) - As of 2 pm, nearly 400 departures and arrivals were canceled Friday at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport and another dozen were canceled at Dallas Love Field. There were nearly 800 flight delays at DFW and more than 50 delays at Love Field.
Although the snowy weather made for some difficulties getting into an out of Dallas' major airports, both of them remained open for business. At Love Field, maintenance and operations staff were on standby to deice aircraft and clear runways.
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At DFW Airport, its de-icing facilities and airlines were activated this morning as the snow began to fall.
DFW also has its runway treatment crews on standby, including its fleet of snow plows.Both airports are recommending that travelers call ahead to check on their flights and allow themselves plenty of time to get to their terminals.