Snow blankets the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport as a winter storm strikes into the realm on Jan. 10, 2025.
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Airlines canceled greater than 3,000 flights on Friday as an enormous winter storm snarled journey throughout the Southern U.S., whereas greater than 4,000 others had been delayed.
Operations had been additional disrupted after a Delta Air Lines Boeing 757-300 halted takeoff due to an engine downside, shortly after 9 a.m. at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest and Delta’s foremost hub. The 201 passengers and 7 crew members aboard had been evacuated on emergency slides.
Four passengers reported minor accidents, with one transported and three handled on the scene, in response to an airport spokesperson.
The Federal Aviation Administration mentioned it is investigating the incident.
“Delta’s flight crew adopted established procedures to droop the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after a sign of an engine subject,” Delta mentioned. “Nothing is extra necessary than the protection of our folks and clients, and we apologize to our clients for his or her expertise. We are working to help our clients and get them to their locations as safely and rapidly as potential.”
Some 1,100 flights to and from Atlanta, greater than half of the day’s schedule, had been canceled, whereas upward of 400 extra had been delayed, in response to flight tracker FlightAware. The airport had a floor cease in place, which halts flights sure for that airport at their origin so the ability is not overwhelmed with planes.
Two of American Airlines‘ hubs of Dallas Fort Worth International Airport and Charlotte Douglas International Airport had been additionally closely affected by the storm, with greater than 1,200 flights to and from these two airports canceled. Most of DFW’s flights had been additionally canceled on Thursday because the storm dumped snow within the space.
Delta, Southwest, American and different carriers waived change charges and fare variations due to the storms and extreme climate.
