Passengers' travel plans altered, but flights resume, following ground stop at BWI
BALTIMORE -- Flights are back up and running after storms forced a ground stop Tuesday at BWI Thurgood Airport.
Flights taking off and flying in were stopped until the storms passed.
The dozens of delayed flights put passengers travel plans in peril.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop around 4 p.m. Tuesday, halting all flights from taking off on time.
According to FlightAware, departure delays lasted more than an hour and 15 minutes.
All flights inbound were delayed more than a half hour.
"The inconvenience of trying to find a hotel room," traveler Kim Eberle said. "You're not from here, you don't know where you are."
The storms sparked cancellations and delays at airports along the East Coast.
Hundreds of flights from Boston, New York City and Baltimore were canceled.
Traveler Justin Rosenthal told WJZ that he and his family waited at New York's JFK Airport only to find out their flight was canceled.
So they booked one out of Baltimore, and drove three hours to BWI, to get back home.
"We decided to take an Uber for $400 and just arrived for our 6 o'clock flight on Southwest to get home," Rosenthal said.
This comes after a hectic weekend in the DMV area.
On Sunday, the FAA ordered a ground stop at all Washington DC airports, including at BWI, because of communications equipment that needed to be repaired.
Travelers told WJZ they hope they delays don't mess with their plans too much.
"I feel very, very lucky," Eberle said. "Thirty minutes is nothing compared to the lady next to me, who has been trying to get back to Detroit since Sunday.
With the Fourth of July approaching this weekend, travelers hope the delays and cancellations don't continue.
"It seemed like a nightmare but there's nothing you can do," Eberle said. "You have to fly safely. So who are you going to be angry with?"
There is a chance that travelers can expect more delays tomorrow and throughout this week as airlines continue to catch up with the delays.
