Coast to coast air travel trouble frustrating flyers
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Hundreds of thousands of US airline customers were stranded this week as severe weather grounded planes and led to canceled flights. But storms were only one factor behind the travel nightmare.
Disruptions for air travelers continued Tuesday for a fourth day with more than 7,000 flights across the United States delayed or canceled after powerful storms ripped through the parts of the country, including in the Mid-Atlantic and parts of the Northeast where many busy hubs are located.
Disruptions for air travelers continued Tuesday for a fourth day with more than 7,000 flights across the US.
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A nationwide Federal Aviation Administration computer outage early Wednesday morning grounded some flights across the country, including in South Florida, causing hundreds of delays.
Just before 9 a.m., the ground stop was lifted and normal air traffic operations resumed
Trish Christakis reports the morning ground stop was lifted at 9 a.m. and air operations slowly returned to normal
Air traffic control issues triggered hours-long flight delays to Florida airports on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
Air traffic control issues triggered hours-long flight delays to Florida airports on Monday, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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Trish Christakis reports winter weather across the midwest causing flight disruptions.
Austin Carter reports travelers should confirm their flight before heading to the airport.
Nicole Lauren reports delays and cancellations left many stranded, impacting Father’s Day weekend.
As expected, severe weather affecting the Northeast has disrupted flights at South Florida airports on Saturday.
As stormy weather sweeps across Florida, major airports are seeing flight delays this Sunday.
A positive coronavirus test forced a temporary closure of an air traffic control tower in Florida Monday night.
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A technical outage caused a number of flight delays at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International and other airports across the country.
Air traffic controllers calling-in sick nationwide because of the government shutdown affected flights at South Florida airports.
A winter storm in the Midwest is affecting flights across all major US airports on one of the busiest travel weekends of the year, including flights to and out of South Florida.
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