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For would-be air travelers, blizzard weekend means sit around and wait For would-be air travelers, blizzard weekend means sit around and wait
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An estimated 1,500 flights scheduled to arrive and depart in the Washington region stayed grounded this weekend as airport crews cleared runways of record snowfall, throwing travel plans around the world into chaos.An estimated 1,500 flights scheduled to arrive and depart in the Washington region stayed grounded this weekend as airport crews cleared runways of record snowfall, throwing travel plans around the world into chaos.
Cancellations are expected to persist through Monday.Cancellations are expected to persist through Monday.
Reagan National and Dulles International airports were closed Sunday and are expected to resume limited service Monday. Flights started landing again Sunday at the lone open runway at Baltimore International Airport.Reagan National and Dulles International airports were closed Sunday and are expected to resume limited service Monday. Flights started landing again Sunday at the lone open runway at Baltimore International Airport.
Meanwhile outbound travelers are stuck at nearby hotels, and those trying to return home are forced to figure out how to extend their stays.Meanwhile outbound travelers are stuck at nearby hotels, and those trying to return home are forced to figure out how to extend their stays.
Uday Khambammettu and his wife had to fly to Boston instead of Dulles after their connecting flight from Dubai was canceled this weekend due to the storm. Khambammettu said Etihad Airways couldn’t give him another flight to Washington until Friday, so he’s now faced with spending a $750 for a plane ticket home to Norfolk from Boston, or forking over $600 for a rental car. Uday Khambammettu and his wife had to fly to Boston instead of Dulles after their connecting flight from Dubai was canceled this weekend due to the storm. Khambammettu said Emirates couldn’t give him another flight to Washington until Friday, so he’s now faced with spending a $750 for a plane ticket home to Norfolk from Boston, or forking over $600 for a rental car.
[Region still shut down after blizzard][Region still shut down after blizzard]
Colleen Riggins left Northern Virginia to return to her college town in Rochester, New York, hoping to avoid being trapped at home with her 8-month-old baby at home in Fairfax. Having watched Rochester handle similar snow problems with much greater ease, she said she was surprised to find that her Monday morning flight back to the D.C. metropolitan area had been pushed back. She is eager to reunite herself and her son William with his dad.Colleen Riggins left Northern Virginia to return to her college town in Rochester, New York, hoping to avoid being trapped at home with her 8-month-old baby at home in Fairfax. Having watched Rochester handle similar snow problems with much greater ease, she said she was surprised to find that her Monday morning flight back to the D.C. metropolitan area had been pushed back. She is eager to reunite herself and her son William with his dad.
“He’s starting to say ‘Dadda,’ and his dad is not here to witness it. He’s doing things like clapping and beginning to crawl, and his dad is missing all of it,” said Riggins, 22.“He’s starting to say ‘Dadda,’ and his dad is not here to witness it. He’s doing things like clapping and beginning to crawl, and his dad is missing all of it,” said Riggins, 22.
Samantha Dean, a D.C. investment advisor, hopped on a $35 hour-and-a-half shuttle from her ski trip in Deer Valley, Utah to the Salt Lake City airport, not knowing whether her flight to Baltimore would take off. Throughout the day, limited flight service at Baltimore Washington International was promised, but the flight back still felt like a gamble.Samantha Dean, a D.C. investment advisor, hopped on a $35 hour-and-a-half shuttle from her ski trip in Deer Valley, Utah to the Salt Lake City airport, not knowing whether her flight to Baltimore would take off. Throughout the day, limited flight service at Baltimore Washington International was promised, but the flight back still felt like a gamble.
“Seems like no one has any idea what’s going on,” said Dean in a Twitter message, who expected to trek to her U Street home in snow boots if she does make her flight.“Seems like no one has any idea what’s going on,” said Dean in a Twitter message, who expected to trek to her U Street home in snow boots if she does make her flight.
[Winter wimps and winter warriors: A classic divide][Winter wimps and winter warriors: A classic divide]
At the Sheraton and Hyatt hotels near Dulles, three passengers expecting sunny trips to South America instead were snowed in in Herndon, Va.At the Sheraton and Hyatt hotels near Dulles, three passengers expecting sunny trips to South America instead were snowed in in Herndon, Va.
Hope Farrior, a Walter Reed midwife, was planning to leave Saturday for a two-week trip to study Spanish and volunteer in Guatemala. She booked a room at a hotel near the airport with her husband early Friday, hoping to get out by Sunday.Hope Farrior, a Walter Reed midwife, was planning to leave Saturday for a two-week trip to study Spanish and volunteer in Guatemala. She booked a room at a hotel near the airport with her husband early Friday, hoping to get out by Sunday.
“I was thinking, ‘Oh they’ll definitely be open by then.’ Nope,” said Farrior, who is now departing Wednesday and returning home to Bethesda Monday morning.“I was thinking, ‘Oh they’ll definitely be open by then.’ Nope,” said Farrior, who is now departing Wednesday and returning home to Bethesda Monday morning.
[Some rituals are too important to wait for clear weather][Some rituals are too important to wait for clear weather]
Valentina Grajales, a 27-year-old University of Virginia medical student, and her boyfriend Juan Carlos Perez, 34, were in the boarding line for their Friday afternoon flight to Bogota when it was canceled.Valentina Grajales, a 27-year-old University of Virginia medical student, and her boyfriend Juan Carlos Perez, 34, were in the boarding line for their Friday afternoon flight to Bogota when it was canceled.
They had already driven two hours from Charlottesville, and they left their car at the airport to stay at a hotel until the next available flight Tuesday.They had already driven two hours from Charlottesville, and they left their car at the airport to stay at a hotel until the next available flight Tuesday.
The natives of Columbia say they had to cancel plans to see small villages and lakes all around Columbia because their trip is being shortened. And while they cooled their heels at the hotel, they weren’t really in a position to enjoy the snow, either, nice they had no boots or warm gear nearby.The natives of Columbia say they had to cancel plans to see small villages and lakes all around Columbia because their trip is being shortened. And while they cooled their heels at the hotel, they weren’t really in a position to enjoy the snow, either, nice they had no boots or warm gear nearby.
“We were going to South America to beautiful weather,” said Grajales as she watched football on television with Perez. “We were not prepared for this at all.”“We were going to South America to beautiful weather,” said Grajales as she watched football on television with Perez. “We were not prepared for this at all.”