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Forbes
a day ago
- Climate
- Forbes
Southern Thunderstorms Cause Over 3,100 U.S. Flight Delays Today
Airports in Atlanta, Charlotte, Orlando and Dallas were the main trouble spots Friday afternoon as thunderstorms, from Texas to Florida and Georgia, snarled air traffic and caused thousands of flight delays. Thunderstorms across the South and Southeast disrupted thousands of flights Friday. As of 2:40 p.m. EDT Friday, over 3,100 flights were delayed in and out of U.S. airports, according to FlightAware. U.S. airports with triple-digit delayed departures by early afternoon Friday included Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson, Charlotte Douglas, Orlando and Dallas-Fort Worth. Delays impacted more than 21% of flights departing Charlotte and 26% of flights departing Orlando. The FAA issued a ground stop at Atlanta for roughly 90 minutes this afternoon. Boston Logan was under a ground delay for more than four hours due to runway construction. Early afternoon Friday, the FAA's National Airspace System dashboard listed 'possible' ground stops or delays at 18 airports and 'probable' ground stops or delays for five airports, including Reagan National in Washington, D.C.—signaling potentially increasing snarls throughout the afternoon and into evening. The National Weather Service forecast for Friday includes scattered thunderstorms across the Deep South before pushing off the Gulf Coast. From the Mid-Atlantic southward into the Southeast, 'lines of thunderstorms' could bring severe weather on Friday afternoon and into night. Meanwhile, expect moderate to heavy rain with 'increasingly gusty wind' across the Ohio Valley and into the northern Mid-Atlantic by tonight. 45,000. That's how many flights the FAA manages in U.S. airspace every day, on average. Friday's 3,100 flight delays represent roughly 7% of all flights for the day. The number of scheduled flights this summer are up 4% compared to last year, according to the FAA. On some days over the coming summer, the FAA will oversee nearly 50,000 flights. Summer heat and storms in one region of the country can quickly turn into a national air travel problem. The FAA often slows traffic flow at impacted airports with temporary ground delays and, sometimes, ground stops. That often causes a domino effect, as planes scheduled to fly out of impacted airports later in the day get further delayed. On bad-weather days, flight delays tend to peak in late afternoon and early evening. Over 4,500 Flights Delayed Tuesday Due To Fog In Denver, Storms In Southeast (Forbes)
USA Today
2 days ago
- General
- USA Today
Delta flight from Detroit to LA diverted after dog falls ill
Delta flight from Detroit to LA diverted after dog falls ill Show Caption Hide Caption Chaotic moment as Delta Air Lines passenger catches pigeon on board A Delta flight had to return to its gate twice due to stowaway pigeons on board. A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Los Angeles was diverted to Minneapolis after a pet fell ill mid-flight. Delta flight 694 with 181 passengers and six crew members took off from Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport at 8:27 p.m. May 26, according to data available on FlightAware, and was headed to Los Angeles International Airport when crew was alerted of a dog feeling unwell in the cabin, Delta Air Lines said in a statement. While a veterinarian onboard assisted in providing care, the plane ultimately detoured to Minneapolis to allow the passenger and their dog to deplane, Delta said. Medical personnel met the flight when it landed at Minneapolis-Saint Paul International Airport at 9:51 p.m. local time, about two and half hours after it had taken off. Safety of customers comes first, says Delta 'The safety of our customers and people comes before everything else at Delta," the airline said in a statement. "That's why Delta flight 694 diverted to MSP to ensure a cabin pet that became ill received proper care.' The diversion caused a delay of approximately two and a half hours, and the flight eventually arrived safely at LAX around 1:00 a.m. on May 27. While Delta did not provide an update on the pet's health, a passenger on board told KTLA News the captain announced the pet was expected to survive. More travel news: United Airlines and JetBlue announce new partnership. Here's what it means for travelers. Pigeons caused chaos on Delta flight Monday's incident came just two days after two pigeons caused chaos on a Delta flight, prompting the flight to return to the gate twice. Two stowaway pigeons delayed Delta Flight 2348 flying from Minneapolis to Madison, Wisconsin on Saturday May 24, according to passenger Thomas Caw, who was onboard the plane during the incident. 'My guess is the pigeons were tired of flying and wanted snacks,' Caw said. 'They didn't know this flight to MSN is too short for Delta to offer beverage/snack service.' A passenger told a flight attendant that there was a bird on the plane, and soon, the pilot was announcing to everyone that a pigeon was on board the plane, and that "he had no experience with this situation," according to Caw. The pigeons caused the flight to be delayed by 56 minutes, according to ABC News. Delta has since issued an apology. Contributing: Julia Gomez, USA TODAY Saman Shafiq is a trending news reporter for USA TODAY. Reach her at sshafiq@ and follow her on X and Instagram @saman_shafiq7.
Yahoo
3 days ago
- Climate
- Yahoo
Ground stop at Denver airport amid storms; hundreds of flights delayed
DENVER (KDVR) — A ground stop was issued at the Denver International Airport amid thunderstorms on Wednesday afternoon. Wednesday is a Pinpoint Weather Alert Day as storms could be strong to severe and produce large hail or tornadoes in the Eastern Plains. According to the Federal Aviation Administration website, a ground stop was issued through 5 p.m. at DIA due to thunderstorms. Additionally, a ground delay was issued through the evening with an average delay of 71 minutes due to thunderstorms, according to the FAA website. Layover, delayed flight at DIA? Unique things to see in every concourse According to the online flight tracking tool FlightAware, 537 flights out in and out of the Denver airport are delayed as of 4:30 p.m. The good news is that only three flights in or out of DIA were canceled. Each of the canceled flights were arrivals from other cities on Southwest. Copyright 2025 Nexstar Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed.
San Francisco Chronicle
4 days ago
- San Francisco Chronicle
United Airlines flight circles SFO skies as crews inspect ‘maintenance' light
A United Airlines flight to San Francisco International Airport from Costa Rica delayed its landing Tuesday, circling the Bay Area skies while crew members evaluated a possible maintenance issue. United Airlines officials said flight 2313 from Juan Santamaría International Airport 'landed safely and customers deplaned normally at the gate. The aircraft was met by emergency services as a precaution.' The plane was forced to delay its landing due to a light 'indicating a possible maintenance issue,' according to United Airlines officials. The Boeing 737 aircraft carrying 157 passengers and six crew members seemed to enjoy a smooth flight path until it arrived in the Bay Area and circled the airspace surrounding SFO before landing at the airport 37 minutes late at 3:11 p.m., according to FlightAware, a flight tracking software. Officials did not provide further information regarding what prompted the safety check.
Yahoo
4 days ago
- General
- Yahoo
Sick dog forces LAX-bound plane to make emergency landing
Memorial Day is notorious for travel delays, but on Monday a flight headed to Los Angeles made an emergency landing for a particularly peculiar cause — an ailing pooch in need of medical care. Delta Flight 694 was diverted en route from Detroit to Los Angeles International Airport on Monday evening to allow a passenger and a sick dog to disembark in Minneapolis, according to a statement from the airline. A crew was alerted that a dog in the cabin was feeling unwell, and a veterinarian on board volunteered to provide emergency care. Rather than continue the five-hour flight, a decision was made to land the Airbus A320 as soon as possible, resulting in a 2½-hour delay for the 181 passengers and six crew members on board. 'The safety of our customers and people comes before everything else at Delta," said an airline spokesperson in a statement. "That's why Delta flight 694 diverted to MSP to ensure a cabin pet that became ill received proper care.' Read more: Man detained after reportedly biting and striking other passengers on flight bound for LAX Medical personnel met the dog and its owner as soon as the plane arrived at Minneapolis–Saint Paul International Airport. A passenger on board told KTLA News that the captain made an announcement that the pet was expected to survive. The plane then resumed its journey and traveled the remaining four hours to Los Angeles without incident. Delays on Delta flights are somewhat unusual. In January, the airline was ranked the most on-time U.S. carrier, with 83% of their flights landing by their arrival time, according to a report by aviation analytics firm Cirium. Read more: When it comes to arriving on time, these are the best (and worst) airlines Delta Flight 694 was among some 7,691 flights that saw delays to, from and within the U.S. on Memorial Day, according to flight tracking website FlightAware. The vast majority of those delays were not pet-related and instead caused by a series of severe thunderstorms sweeping through the southeastern and central United States. Dallas Fort Worth International Airport saw the worst of the travel woes with 697 flights, representing 59% of all trips, delayed. Denver International Airport came in second with 565 flight delays, representing 53% of all trips. LAX fared much better in comparison, with 153 delays representing 16% of all flights. More than 400,000 Southern Californians were expected to travel by air over Memorial Day weekend, according to the AAA. Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
