Philly flight delays, cancellations continue following storm

PHILADELPHIA (WPHL) — Travelers flying out of Philadelphia on Monday continue to battle with the ripple effects from the weekend storm. Strong winds forced the Federal Aviation Administration to ground planes departing from Philadelphia International Airport on Sunday.

“I’ve been here since 1 a.m.,” said Victor Delgado who was booked to fly from the Philadelphia airport to Orlando. “We were supposed to leave at 4:45 a.m. Then they pushed our flight back to 6:45 a.m., and now it’s canceled.”

Delgado is one of hundreds of passengers with boarding passes for delayed or cancelled flights. Travel troubles began Sunday when wind gusts blew up to 41 miles per hour. When gusts reach 30 to 40 miles per hour, Air Traffic Control at Philadelphia International Airport issues a Ground Stop to all flights.

“I’ve been here since last night,” said Cecelia Wallace, who had plans to fly to Atlanta. “They [Frontier Airlines] said the next flight they can book me on is at 10 o’clock at night.”

According to FlightAware.com, 35 flights that were scheduled to depart from the Philadelphia airport were cancelled in the past 24 hours from this article posting.

Airport officials always advise travelers to check their itineraries before they leave for the airport, and while at the airport as gate changes may have been made.