Flights have been grounded at several airports across the U.S. Friday due to ice and wind on the runways, according to the FAANews. The latest on winter conditions wreaking havoc on holiday travel plans:
Winter Storm Elliott was impacting airports in Florida on Thursday as flights traveling to other states were canceled or delayed.
Before the storm's onset, MIA was anticipating a record 2.5 million travelers from December 21 through January 6, a number that the airport said represents a 1.5 percent increase over the number of travelers recorded at the same time one year earlier. MIA flagged Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of this week as the busiest travel days within that window.
By 4:30 p.m. ET, 12 flights at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport had been cancelled and 150 were delayed, according to FlightAware. FLL was expecting about 1.6 million travelers over a two-week period beginning on December 21.Winter Storm Elliott will impact key travel hubs across the country, U.S. Secretary of Transportation Pete Buttigieg said.
Speaking with MSNBC's Morning Joe, Buttigieg said there were"minimal disruptions" during the week of Thanksgiving, but"unfortunately, it's not going to be that way heading into Christmas."
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