More than 40 flight delays Tuesday across metroplex after Dallas Love Field shooting
Flight delays and cancellations across the country have lessened in the aftermath of Monday’s Dallas Love Field airport shooting.
Forty-seven flights were delayed across the metroplex and none were canceled as of noon on Tuesday, well below the number of travel disruptions that cascaded across the U.S. Monday, according to FlightAware. Eleven delays came out of Love Field and 36 delays were out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport.
The flight tracker reported more than 60 flight delays and 18 cancellations out of the metroplex on Monday due to a ground stop on departures and arrivals out of Love Field.
As of Tuesday at noon, more than 520 flights were delayed in airports across the U.S. and nearly 40 flights had been canceled. More than 1,000 flights were delayed and 270 were canceled across the country the previous day.
The Federal Aviation Administration issued a 90-minute pause on airport operations on Monday after a woman fired several gunshots toward the ceiling and was shot and apprehended by police.
Hundreds of passengers were evacuated from the airport and many had to go through security again. Southwest has since issued a travel waiver in response to more than 645 delays and 100 cancellations on Monday specific to the airline.
The travel advisory said Love Field passengers scheduled to fly on Monday and Tuesday can rebook flights to the same destination within two weeks of the original travel date. Customers may also request a refund for an unused ticket on a canceled flight.
Flight delays in light of Monday’s airport shooting are the latest in a summer of increased delays and cancellations compared to previous years. More than 20% of flights have been delayed this year so far, according to the Bureau of Transportation Statistics. The bureau reported nearly 555,000 flights have been delayed and more than 88,000 flights have been canceled across the country this year.
