The cancellations include all American Airlines flights in or out of the city after 3 p.m.
The mix of snow, sleet and ice hitting the St. Louis area has forced dozens of cancellations at Lambert International Airport, including all American Airlines flights in or out of the city after 3 p.m. More than 40 arrivals and 40 departures had been cancelled by 8:30 a.m., according to the airport’s blog, and a check of online flight information at 11:10 a.m. showed that number had risen to more than 160 total cancelled flights. Cancellations decisions are made by the individual airlines. You can see the status of your flight by visiting Lambert’s website.
The Chesterfield airport said some of its private and charter plane customers bumped up their flight times to escape the Northeast before its blanketed in snow.
The large winter storm bearing down on the Northeast is altering travel plans for flyers across the country, including at the Spirit of St. Louis Airport in Chesterfield. “Certainly when airports shut down in the Northeast it does affect everyone in aviation,” said John Bales, the airport’s Director of Aviation. A report from NBC News said almost 3,000 flights have already been scrapped for Friday and more than 1,000 for Saturday as the area prepares for what could be a historic blizzard. Locally, it has also caused disruptions at Lambert International with canceled arrivals and departures. Unlike Lambert International, the Chesterfield facility services only private business or charter flights. Bales said this allows them greater …
Ashley Nevilles
11:09 am on Friday, February 22, 2013
I hope they got hotel rooms and vouchers. It would be really wrong if out of town families had to sleep in the airport. more ›