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American Morning

Holiday Flight Forecast

Aired May 24, 2002 - 07:35   ET

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CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Let's go to Chicago now, because we have an air traffic specialist from Orbitz on the line.

Rally, I see you on headlines all the time. Now you're with us. Great news. What's going on?

Hi, Chad.

RALLY CAPARAS, ORBITZ: Well, I'll tell you what. The last four days have been wonderful. I'm sure you've reported that.

Traveling conditions have been excellent. However, just in time for the holiday travel season, here we go. Let's go to the graphics and talk about the delays.

Boston through Miami start out great, like they have the last four days. However, later on this afternoon and evening, look for 30 to 45 minute arrival and departure delays that are likely due to low clouds, rain, and thunderstorm activity en route -- maybe not at the airports, but en route, it's going to be a problem.

In the Great Lakes region, at Cleveland, Detroit, and Cincinnati- Covington, expect 30 minute arrival and departure delays. Low clouds, rain, and isolated thunderstorm activity will be a problem there also.

Here in Chicago, we have decent weather we have decent weather; however, 30 minute departure delays are likely because of en route thunderstorms.

Out there in the other parts of the United States, down south and east, it's going to be a problem for our departures.

And then St. Louis and Kansas City, where all the weather is, 30 to 45 minute arrival delays -- low clouds, rain thunderstorms.

I'll have more for you in the next hour.

Back to Jack in the studios.

JACK CAFFERTY, CNN ANCHOR: Rally, thanks very much.

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