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Atlanta Airport Delays

January 11, 2011 by · Comments Off on Atlanta Airport Delays 

Atlanta Airport Delays, Flights were essentially frozen in and out of Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport for days because of snow, and the state of emergency was issued in Georgia.

Parts of Atlanta have received up to five inches of snow, which is very rare for the region.

Four of the five runways at Atlanta airport are open Tuesday morning, but the city roads are still bad, and it was difficult for airport employees to go to work.

“We are told that our flight was canceled, there are no other flights because of weather, and the sooner they could come back to the house is in one day,” said Dave Watkins, whose trip home to Hawaii after visiting Walt Disney World includes a connecting flight in Atlanta. “So we will not be home at night” until tomorrow instead of this afternoon. “Wife of Dave, Satoko, was not too concerned when the couple arrived home. “Unlike him, I did not have to work tomorrow,” she said. But there is a glimmer of relief Tuesday.

AirTran said it plans to resume operations, but with a greatly reduced flight schedule. Six of the nine flights AirTran Tuesday from Orlando were still on schedule by 8 pm

Delta said it would receive four flights to Orlando on Tuesday. However, the airline said it still has at least 1,400 cancellations planned nationally.

Flight delays expected to continue through Tuesday and maybe Wednesday.

The winter storm expected to move up the East Coast, creating problems for passengers getting in and out of airports highest on the east coast later in the week.

Atlanta Airport

January 10, 2011 by · Comments Off on Atlanta Airport 

Atlanta Airport, Governor-elect Nathan Deal canceled all around its opening ceremonies tomorrow because of the time scheduled during the winter. (Photo by Susanna Capelouto)
Storm warnings of winter in the South are causing flight cancellations and longer lines at grocery stores in the Atlanta area. Several inches of snow forecast to fall overnight also affect the plans for the inauguration of the new governor of Georgia.

Hundreds of flights in and out of the Atlanta airport have been canceled in anticipation of the storm, which should make the conditions of snow and ice.

Grocery stores have good business people provisions of bread and batteries. And former member of Congress and the Republican governor elected Nathan Deal is scaling back the celebration of his inauguration

We will limit activities on Monday to all activities necessary to the inauguration itself. We cancel all other ceremonies.

These include a prayer service the morning and the Inaugural Ball in the evening. Deal is asking people to stay home and watch his inauguration afternoon on television instead.

Source: http://www.gpb.org/news/2011/01/09/deal-cancels-inaugural-ball

Atlanta Snow

January 10, 2011 by · Comments Off on Atlanta Snow 

Atlanta Snow, The snow that blanketed Metro Atlanta could remain on the ground for several days because the temperature barely get the freezing point throughout the week, according to Channel 2 Action News meteorologist Karen Minton.
These temperatures bitter “road conditions will not improve quickly, and likely to deteriorate. Freezing rain is falling in some areas, and the Department of Transportation encourages drivers to avoid driving “at least until Tuesday.”

Monday’s high temperature will be about 30. Tuesday’s high is 36, with a slight chance of drizzle in the morning. Then, a freezer will be back.

Minton called to heights of 30 and 32 on Wednesday and Thursday. Morning Thursday will be limited to 13, and there is a chance of flurries.

Friday should be a little warmer, a little above freezing point to 35.

In some parts of the metropolitan area, the snow turned to sleet and freezing rain. Up to a quarter inch of ice accumulation is expected in some areas, “said Minton.

Source: http://www.ajc.com/news/atlanta-weather-snow-could-800233.html

Atlanta Weather

January 10, 2011 by · Comments Off on Atlanta Weather 

Atlanta Weather, (AP) – As a snowstorm started up the East Coast, airlines have been staffing call centers and taking other steps to improve their performance during the snow storm the week of Christmas.

Some airlines began canceling flights and announce political liberal ticket change Monday.

AirTran Airways canceled all flights on Monday and in Atlanta, and Delta cleaned quarter of its schedule as sleet snarled operations at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson airport, the busiest airport in the country.

AirTran said the rest of its network operating normally. He said the stranded passengers could rebook on flights from Tuesday to Thursday.

By midmorning, Delta had canceled more than 1,450 flights, including Delta Connection regional affiliate. That followed the cancellation of about 500 flights on Sunday. Delta said that affected customers could rebook without paying.

One passenger had complaints after big East Coast storm last month was the inability to achieve the airlines on the phone to postpone travel. In this spirit, Delta tweeted Monday that it has provided call center, adding that the call volume was “very high” because of the time in Atlanta and the Northeast.

JetBlue Airways, in a move likely to become standard in the industry, said it would waive change fees and fare differences for passengers to reschedule travel planned for Wednesday at 14 East Coast airports in Charlotte, NC North, Boston and including all major airports in New York City region.

The end of the December storm closed airports in New York and caused U.S. airlines to cancel more than 10,000 flights. Delta Air Lines Inc. said that the storm will be cut and 45 million profit in the fourth quarter, and the United Continental Holdings Inc. has put its losses related to weather and 10 million.

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Greenville County Schools

December 16, 2010 by · Comments Off on Greenville County Schools 

Greenville County Schools, A mixture of freezing rain and sleet forced some school districts Upstate to close or operate on delays and may have been responsible for more than 100 accidents on Thursday morning. South Carolina Highway Patrol website listed over 200 incidents – including accidents, assist motorists and road conditions freeze – in Anderson, Greenville, Oconee, Pickens and Spartanburg counties alone. The worst accident was reported on Highway 101 near Highway 80 in Greer around 5:00 Troopers say two cars collided head and forced the road to be closed for four hours. We were told there were injured in the crash. The system of frost is also blamed for several injuries reported in emergency rooms in the region.

The Emergency Trauma Center on the campus of the Greenville Hospital System Memorial reported 10 people were injured in motor vehicle accidents and 19 others were injured by falls on slippery surfaces by 10:30

Hillcrest Hospital and Memorial Hospital Greer each reported seven injuries caused by accidents and falls, while two were reported to the emergency room at North Greenville. Greenville County schools closed Thursday as the districts in Spartanburg and Anderson counties operating on two hours late.

Storm Team 7 Meteorologist Dan Bickford said the wintry mix will turn into all rain as temperatures rise in the upstate and Thursday fade in the evening. Bi Lo Center reports Thursday’s Justin Bieber concert will take place as planned in Greenville. The doors must open their doors to 5:30 p.m. with the concert starting at 7:00 p.m. It seems that common sense, but there are several things you should do with your car before the last winter storm hits.

Last December Western North Carolina has been hit with a massive snowfall that hundreds of drivers stranded on Highway 26 in Henderson and Buncombe counties. This storm will be worse in the freezing rain, but preparation is key to safety.

Harry Brady Brady Frame and harmonization of services in Sapartanburg said you should make sure that your tires are properly inflated. If not, he says, you can slide on the slippery roads easier. Brady also said to make sure your battery terminals are clean, you have washer fluid, wiper blades are good, and your heating work. Brady said he is also smart to keep some bottled water, blankets and even kitty litter in your vehicle. Kitty litter might help you get some much needed traction if you get stuck.

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