Travelers arriving at the Atlanta airport found themselves stuck and unable to get home due to the icy roads and hazardous conditions on Wednesday morning.
Four passengers were injured while deboarding a Delta Airlines flight in Atlanta after an aborted takeoff, according to a Friday statement from the Federal Aviation Administration (FAA). “The crew
Passengers on a Delta Air Lines plane evacuated via emergency slides after an engine problem, as the plane was preparing to take off from Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport amid the winter storm on Friday morning.
ATLANTA — As effects from a winter storm in north Georgia move into its second day, hundreds more flights are being canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport. According to flight tracker Flight Aware, 322 flights at the Atlanta airport has been canceled on Saturday. Another 180 flights are currently being delayed.
As a winter storm moves through metro Atlanta, many travelers with flights scheduled for today are worried about getting out of town.
Hartsfield-Jackson Airport is halting operations temporarily due to an incident that prompted an aircraft to abort takeoff. According to a post on X, at 9:10 Friday morning, passengers were forced to deplane via emergency slides to a nearby concourse. Four of those passengers are reportedly injured, with one being transported.
A Delta Air Lines plane and a United Airlines aircraft raised alarms when they flew too close to each other while flying into Phoenix on Saturday. The Federal Aviation Administration is investigating the “loss of required separation” incident.
The main security checkpoint is now reporting a wait time of just 16 minutes, a significant drop from the earlier chaos.
Delta Flight 2668 aborted takeoff in Atlanta due to an engine issue, leading to an evacuation of passengers and an FAA investigation.- Watch Video on English Oneindia
More than 1,400 flights to and from Atlanta were canceled and more than 350 flights were delayed as of 9 p.m. on Friday, according to FlightAware. The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA ...
Travelers have also been forced to wait for extended periods of time to pass through security and endure long waits for flights.
Flight cancellations are mounting as a historic winter storm sweeps across the Gulf Coast. Already, the storm has brought air traffic to a virtual standstill at several airports across parts of Texas and Louisiana.