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Eye on the Sky: Air Travel Delays

Aired February 18, 2003 - 08:35   ET

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CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Now here's Rally Caparas with more on travel delays at the airports.
Rally, what do you have?

RALLY CAPARAS, AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALIST, TRAVELOCITY.COM: Thanks, Chad.

Well, as Chad just told us, folks, Boston starting to see the snow. We have posted 60-minute arrival delays starting in the p.m. Well guess what, it's started already and you can expect those delays to grow to about two to three hours within the next hour. So it's going to be more of am I going to get out today or not? I've already seen over 1,100 cancellations for flights headed into the major metropolitan areas from Boston all the way down to the D.C. metros.

New York City metros, two to three-hour delays. Let's forget about the timeframe, it's are -- am I going to get there or not today? It's not likely that you're going to make it unless you're one of the fortunate ones that are already airborne before 8:00 tonight.

Philadelphia, they're closed until noon. That -- you know what kind of delay that means.

Baltimore-Washington and Reagan National both closed. Baltimore is scheduled to open at noon. That's optimistic. I think it'll be more like 4:00. They've already changed Reagan National to 4:00 p.m., so not good news for people that are sleeping in those airports from yesterday's debacle and major delays.

Washington Dulles, 60-minute arrival delays. They switch from one runway to the next. It's going to be a long wait regardless.

Cleveland, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, major delays there of about an hour or so.

Paula, I'll have the next update for you in about a half hour. Back to you in the studio.

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Thanks so much, Rally, appreciate it.

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Aired February 18, 2003 - 08:35   ET
THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.
CHAD MYERS, CNN METEOROLOGIST: Now here's Rally Caparas with more on travel delays at the airports.
Rally, what do you have?

RALLY CAPARAS, AIR TRAFFIC SPECIALIST, TRAVELOCITY.COM: Thanks, Chad.

Well, as Chad just told us, folks, Boston starting to see the snow. We have posted 60-minute arrival delays starting in the p.m. Well guess what, it's started already and you can expect those delays to grow to about two to three hours within the next hour. So it's going to be more of am I going to get out today or not? I've already seen over 1,100 cancellations for flights headed into the major metropolitan areas from Boston all the way down to the D.C. metros.

New York City metros, two to three-hour delays. Let's forget about the timeframe, it's are -- am I going to get there or not today? It's not likely that you're going to make it unless you're one of the fortunate ones that are already airborne before 8:00 tonight.

Philadelphia, they're closed until noon. That -- you know what kind of delay that means.

Baltimore-Washington and Reagan National both closed. Baltimore is scheduled to open at noon. That's optimistic. I think it'll be more like 4:00. They've already changed Reagan National to 4:00 p.m., so not good news for people that are sleeping in those airports from yesterday's debacle and major delays.

Washington Dulles, 60-minute arrival delays. They switch from one runway to the next. It's going to be a long wait regardless.

Cleveland, Cincinnati and Pittsburgh, major delays there of about an hour or so.

Paula, I'll have the next update for you in about a half hour. Back to you in the studio.

PAULA ZAHN, CNN ANCHOR: Thanks so much, Rally, appreciate it.

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