Travelers flying through Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport on Thursday are facing a disruption that could wreck more than one leg of a trip. The FAA imposed restrictions at DFW as thunderstorms moved through North Texas, with one afternoon FAA ground-delay program assigning average delays of 169 minutes and listing a maximum delay of 627 minutes.
That makes checking your flight before leaving for the airport especially important. The FAA’s daily air-traffic report warned that thunderstorms “could delay flights” at DFW and several other Texas airports Thursday, while advising passengers: “Always check with your air carrier for flight-specific delay information.”
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