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Eye on the Sky: Air Travel Delays
Aired August 22, 2003 - 06:42 ET
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CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: You're excited for Anna Kournikova and her sports bra, aren't you?
RALLY CAPARAS, AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALIST, TRAVELOCITY.COM: I thought that's what we were -- I was sitting here for. I wanted to watch. I guess it's not happening.
COSTELLO: No, we're going to go to the Nasdaq site for our Anna Kournikova update in just a minute. But first, you have to tell us about travel delays -- Mr. Travelocity.
CAPARAS: OK, well, we have had a great week all week long, right?
COSTELLO: Yes.
CAPARAS: I mean when I've seen you, I've been saying it all week, folks, and you have heard me, great week, great week, great week. And it's going to continue that way, at least to start out.
If you are flying into or out of the major airports in the northeast today, you will see delay-free conditions to start the day. But Boston, New York City and the D.C. Metro airports, you are going to change later on in the afternoon and evening. There will be some thunderstorm activity along that cold front and it's going to block some routes into and out of that major area in the northeast. Expect some delays, 30 to 45-minute arrival and departure delays there.
Philadelphia and Atlanta this morning, however, single them out, there is going to be some low clouds, some fog. It's going to cause the arrival bank -- if you are scheduled to arrive or you are going to pick someone up between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning, they are going to be a little late, about 45 minutes late. Philadelphia, it's a supervisor thing, too long to explain. Fog is going to cause you delays. Atlanta, the same situation. It will go away later, but Philly, you'll be back in that group of thunderstorm activity.
Tampa, Orlando, Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports, the same old deal. We've seen it all summertime long, 30 to 45-minute arrival and departure delays this afternoon and evening. Widespread thunderstorm activity there.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati-Covington, delay free early, but they will be involved with that line of thunderstorm activity. It's blocking routes into and out of those two major airports. Thirty to 45-minute arrival and departure delays. And then down in Texas, Houston, you're going to see lots of clouds, lots of rain and lots of thunderstorm activity. Expect 45 to 60-minute arrival and departure delays off and on throughout the day.
I'll be back on Monday morning with the latest from your "Eye on the Sky" -- Carol.
COSTELLO: And we appreciate it. Thank you, Rally.
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Aired August 22, 2003 - 06:42 ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CAROL COSTELLO, CNN ANCHOR: You're excited for Anna Kournikova and her sports bra, aren't you?
RALLY CAPARAS, AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALIST, TRAVELOCITY.COM: I thought that's what we were -- I was sitting here for. I wanted to watch. I guess it's not happening.
COSTELLO: No, we're going to go to the Nasdaq site for our Anna Kournikova update in just a minute. But first, you have to tell us about travel delays -- Mr. Travelocity.
CAPARAS: OK, well, we have had a great week all week long, right?
COSTELLO: Yes.
CAPARAS: I mean when I've seen you, I've been saying it all week, folks, and you have heard me, great week, great week, great week. And it's going to continue that way, at least to start out.
If you are flying into or out of the major airports in the northeast today, you will see delay-free conditions to start the day. But Boston, New York City and the D.C. Metro airports, you are going to change later on in the afternoon and evening. There will be some thunderstorm activity along that cold front and it's going to block some routes into and out of that major area in the northeast. Expect some delays, 30 to 45-minute arrival and departure delays there.
Philadelphia and Atlanta this morning, however, single them out, there is going to be some low clouds, some fog. It's going to cause the arrival bank -- if you are scheduled to arrive or you are going to pick someone up between 8:00 and 9:00 this morning, they are going to be a little late, about 45 minutes late. Philadelphia, it's a supervisor thing, too long to explain. Fog is going to cause you delays. Atlanta, the same situation. It will go away later, but Philly, you'll be back in that group of thunderstorm activity.
Tampa, Orlando, Miami and Fort Lauderdale airports, the same old deal. We've seen it all summertime long, 30 to 45-minute arrival and departure delays this afternoon and evening. Widespread thunderstorm activity there.
Pittsburgh, Cincinnati-Covington, delay free early, but they will be involved with that line of thunderstorm activity. It's blocking routes into and out of those two major airports. Thirty to 45-minute arrival and departure delays. And then down in Texas, Houston, you're going to see lots of clouds, lots of rain and lots of thunderstorm activity. Expect 45 to 60-minute arrival and departure delays off and on throughout the day.
I'll be back on Monday morning with the latest from your "Eye on the Sky" -- Carol.
COSTELLO: And we appreciate it. Thank you, Rally.
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