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DFW Airport, Love Field cancellations pile up on third day of treacherous winter storm

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The airports are already showing canceled flights for Thursday morning, but airlines are hopeful this week’s disruptions will dissipate soon.

. Over half of Austin-Bergstrom International Airport’s flights were axed.

More flight cancellations are in the books already at both North Texas airports for Thursday. American and Southwest each had over 1,000 canceled or delayed flights Wednesday at airports across the country.Lauren Rounds, external communications manager and marketing manager for Dallas’ aviation department, said Love Field’s operations team is working diligently to keep the airport functional.

“During any extreme winter weather events, [Love Field’s] operations are responsible for pretreating and clearing the runways, taxiways, Herb Kelleher Way and pedestrian walkways,” Rounds said in an email. “Surface treatments began prior to the storm’s arrival and have continued daily. Our team also monitors surface temperatures and conducts friction tests on the runways.

“Our teams have made proactive schedule adjustments” at Love Field for Thursday morning, Perry said in a statement.reported 11% of Thursday’s flights from Love Field had been scratched by 4:30 p.m. Wednesday. “Our operational planners continue to monitor the situation as temperatures are forecast to rise” when the storm exits the region, Perry said. He encouraged travelers to confirm their flight status on

 

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