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More than 1M Expected at Orlando International Airport Ahead of July 4
- Orlando International Airport expects about 1.4 million travelers during the Fourth of July holiday period starting June 28.
- This busy travel period follows severe weather that caused thousands of flight disruptions at Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport.
- On Friday night, strong winds forced the FAA to evacuate most air traffic controllers from Orlando's tower, though some stayed to maintain operations.
- Delta's chief customer experience officer, Erik Snell, said their team returned many aircraft to service overnight, but travelers should expect several hundred more cancellations this weekend.
- By Sunday, delays and cancellations at Orlando had dropped significantly, with many travelers describing the situation as smoother over the holiday weekend.
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More than 1M expected at Orlando International Airport ahead of July 4
More than a million people are expected to pass through MCO ahead of the 4th of July holiday, according to airport officials. Airport officials say they estimate 1.4 million people will travel through the airport during the holiday travel period that begins on Sunday. But the busy travel period comes just days after severe weather hammered Atlanta, causing major delays and cancellations at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport. However, many …
Delta warns of continued disruption at Atlanta airport after severe storms cause canceled flights and the evacuation of an air traffic control tower
Planes at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.Jeff Greenberg/Getty ImagesSevere weather battered Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport this weekend.Storms led to hundreds of flight cancellations and the evacuation of an air traffic control tower.Delta said Saturday it expected continued disruption over the rest of the weekend.Severe storms this weekend led to hundreds of flight cancellations and the evacuation of an air…
By Zoe Sottile and Isabel Rosales, CNN Hundreds of flights were canceled at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport — the world's busiest — after a severe storm overnight, just as a peak travel period begins ahead of the Fourth of July holiday. More than 450 flights to and from Atlanta were canceled as of Saturday afternoon, according to FlightAware. Hundreds more were delayed. Delta, which uses Atlanta as a hub, is suffering the most f…
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