Flight delays, cancellations at Dallas-Fort Worth as strong storms roll over North Texas
Flight delays and cancellations are piling up at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Wednesday as severe storms rumble across North Texas.
More than 300 flights were delayed as of 4 p.m., or 28% of departing aircraft, according to FlightAware. At least 188 flights out of DFW had been canceled. One traveler posted on X that passengers were waiting up to an hour for luggage because lightning was preventing ground crews from working.
Much of North and Central Texas is under a tornado watch through Wednesday evening, covering 36 counties.
Fort Worth-based American Airlines was suffering the biggest brunt of delays with at least 694 flights nationwide on Wednesday, nearly a fifth of its daily schedules. More than 200 of the carrier’s flights were canceled.
Strong storms were expected to roll across the South from Louisiana to Tennessee into the evening.
This story was originally published May 22, 2024 at 2:42 PM.
