Dallas 1,000 Flights Cancelled - A rain storm that had hit Dallas in Texas has caused quite a problem after the storm passed. With the temperatures down so low, the area hit by the storm immediately turned into an ice fest. Due to the iced roads, more than 1,000 flights have been cancelled at the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
David Magana, the spokesperson for the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport, has spoken up about the Dallas 1,000 flights cancelled. More than 5,000 travelers were forced to stay the night. Cots, toiletries, and blankets were provided. A concession stand was also left overnight.
"We were stuck on the tarmac for three hours. Told we had to get the plane de-iced," shares one passenger, Katie Kacarab, in an exclusive report by USA Today. "That we were in line, getting ready to do it - it was going to take 20 minutes. We became plane No. 7, plane No. 10."
The Saturday chaos of Dallas 1,000 flights cancelled certainly breaks the record of 600 flights nixed in the past. For passengers of American Airlines, the usual flight from Dallas to Oklahoma of only an hour had been extended to more than nine hours due to the de-icing of the roads at the airport.
By the looks of it, the Dallas 1,000 flights cancelled might not be the last incidence. Transportation officials and even the National Weather Service have warned of another rain storm leading to iced roads. The said storm would bring rain to Texas, while snow is expected to hit northern Ohio Valley and southern Plains. A winter weather advisory for Dallas-Fort Worth area has been issued.
As for the approximate number of flights nixed, the Dallas 1,000 flights cancelled due to the de-icing involved 600 flights cancelled from American Airlines on Saturday, and 700 flights on Friday. Flightaware.com states that approximately 974 flights were cancelled Saturday morning in the Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
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