Last-minute travelers fear being stuck on Christmas

ATLANTA – Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta Worldwide Airport continued to be a headache for last-minute flyers attempting to make it to their vacation locations after one other day of cancelations and delays.

“Proper now, it looks like our plans is perhaps to remain within the airport,” stated Mason Lafever.

The Lafever household was attempting to get to Fort Lauderdale for Christmas, however a flight cancelation would make that not possible. 

The following possibility was a 9-hour drive, however they stated a rental automotive was onerous to return by.

“Both we are able to catch a flight for later tonight or tomorrow, or we discover someplace that has a automotive that we are able to attempt to seize,” Mason stated. “However as of proper now, it appears we will be caught right here.”

In keeping with Flight Conscious, at the very least one-third of flights have been delayed from Atlanta Saturday. Roughly 1 in 8 have been canceled. 

Stephen Garlington confronted that brutal actuality on his approach to Newark.

“Proper now, there aren’t any choices for tonight,” he stated. “There aren’t any choices for tomorrow morning.”

Garlington waited within the United line hoping to salvage his Christmas.

“I’ve my fingers crossed that we are able to sort of pull off one thing thrilling right here and get someplace aside from Atlanta,” he stated.

Whereas some vacationers are coping with complications at airports, air visitors is shifting. 

Households, just like the Browns, are being reunited for the vacation simply within the nick of time.

“We’re so relieved that she acquired to return as a result of we have been nervous, she won’t be capable of come due to the climate and all of the delays,” one of many Brown’s stated, referring to a touring cherished one.

The journey points are anticipated to proceed all through the weekend.

Flight Conscious reported greater than 100 Christmas Day flights, each into and out of Atlanta, have already canceled.