ATLANTA, Ga. — E be like say the heavens don open for Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport o! For late Saturday night, FlightAware report say over 350 flights don cancel. Chai! Talk about people wey wan travel go Newark, but na traffic jam dem dey face, abi e be say dem go use bicycle reach there?
As Sharon Ferencze, one of the travelers wey dey there, talk, “We wey suppose move at 7 don turn to 11:40. Na so we dey wonder if flight go just vanish like ghost for air?” This one na serious wahala! Many travelers dey find alternative routes like say dem dey play puzzle, dey scramble for any flight wey still dey work.
Since Saturday morning, reports show say Atlanta don lead for flight cancellation, with 20% of all departure flights shelved. This na the highest percentage for any airport in the U.S. Meanwhile, travelers like Anthony Sallar dey wonder if e go reach am home on time. “Tomorrow no flight again, I fit end up flying on Monday!” he talk, as him dey shake head.
And wetin we go call this madness? Na FAA wey don order 4% reduction for all flight operations across 40 airports as part of measure to ease the pressure on our overworked and unpaid air traffic controllers. Na wetin happen when you dey try squeeze water from stone—nothing dey come out! If government shutdown continue like this, na 10% cut dey come next week, e go fit be say passengers go start to travel by foot!
But abeg make I shout out to Houston travelers! Dem dey surprise how smooth things dey run despite all the wahala. Who sabi, maybe na only the people wey no get flights don decide to chill at home with palm wine instead.
Dey updates wey dey come from every quarter dey show as more than 1,000 flights don cancel today, making passengers dey flex their patience muscle. Chai! See talkative! Caitlin Ladner, wey dey plan surprise family for Raleigh, her dream don burst to bubble because United Airlines mess up her plan with latest cancellation emails.
For all the high-traffic airports wey dey feeling the pinch, it no go easy work. Na pure hustle and bustle! With Thanksgiving dey come soon, e fit be say this travel drama go scatter many family plans. We no fit talk say make government do something, but we dey cross our fingers and hope say this shutdown no go dagger our holiday joy.
As the story dey unfold, as person wey no wan miss their flight, make sure say you dey check your flight status like a hawk. Delta don allow anyone wey wan cancel or change their flight to do am without penalty. E go better if dem no follow ground wahala carry body enter plane!
Na so we catch this hot gist! Gist dey change faster than flight schedule, watch out for the latest updates.
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