AUGUSTA, Ga. (WRDW/WAGT) – Airlines are delaying and canceling flights as a massive ice storm closes in on Georgia this weekend.
The airline snags are affecting not only Augusta Regional Airport but also Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport, the world’s busiest, and one that most local fliers pass through.
In Augusta
While the cancellations at Augusta Regional Airport weren’t in the hundreds like Atlanta, they’re substantial.
- American Flight 3462 from Dallas-Fort Worth (scheduled for 3:57 p.m. Saturday)
- American Flight 5896 from Charlotte (scheduled for 6:44 p.m. Saturday)
- Delta Flight 5477 from Atlanta (scheduled for 11:38 p.m. Saturday)
- American Flight 5848 from Charlotte (scheduled for 11:48 p.m. Saturday)
- Delta Flight 5504 to Atlanta (scheduled for 5:12 p.m. Saturday)
- American Flight 5898 to Charlotte (scheduled for 7:09 p.m. Saturday)
- Delta Flight 5514 to Atlanta (scheduled for 5:45 a.m. Sunday)
- American Flight 5042 to Washington, D.C. (scheduled for 6 a.m. Sunday)
- Delta Flight 365 to Atlanta (scheduled for 6:50 a.m. Sunday)
- American Flight 3668 to Dallas-Fort Worth (scheduled for 7:08 a.m. Sunday)
- American Flight 5847 to Charlotte (scheduled for 8:08 a.m. Sunday)
In Atlanta
The world’s busiest airport has been even busier behind the scenes as crews prepare for the winter weather heading into Georgia on Saturday night.
The storm has already affected flights nationwide. According to FlightAware, more than 4,200 flights have been cancelled nationwide on Saturday. On Sunday, that number hits 9,000 — including more than 1,000 into and out of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport…