Flight delays, cancellations impact holiday travel

CASCADE TOWNSHIP, Mich. (WOOD) — Delay and cancellations at Gerald R. Ford International Airport caused some holiday headaches on Christmas Eve.

This comes after heavy fog in Chicago pushed back connecting flight times, forcing cancellations and delays at other airports.

“We got here around 6 o’clock this morning, but unfortunately our flight was cancelled due to fog in Chicago, so we’re still here,” said passenger Don Staley, whose family is heading to Florida for the holiday. “This is something new. We’ve never traveled on the holidays, so we were quite surprised to come into the airport today and find it not very busy. Unfortunately, we’ve been here all day.”

Read more: WOODTV.com


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