Dallas, Texas – Rain plenty like naija classic jollof, and it dey cause gbege for flights wey wan take off from Dallas Fort Worth International Airport!
On top Saturday, as thunderstorms dey shake the place, more than 400 flights don jam delay, with over 110 flights wey dem cancel. E be like say dem wan scatter Labour Day weekend one, where plenty people dey plan to travel.
As of 3:15 p.m. EDT, na wetin FlightAware talk, over 54% of flights from the airport don experience wahala, with 43% delayed and 11% cancelled. Plenti pipo dey vex wey dem plan holiday. (E no dey easy when them spoil your plans, abi?)
The Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) don yarn say delays fit reach 50 minutes because of the thunder and rain wey dey dance around, and before, dem even talk say airplane fit delay by more than two hours. Chai, e be like say na so road go carry dem go home!
American Airlines no dey see am funny as dem dey face plenty wahala. Out of 514 flights wey dem schedule, 225 don cancel. Na mad trip dem dey manage this weekend o!
The rain go continue dey drop through the Labour Day wahala. National Weather Service don issue flash flood warnings for the area, but e no include the airport as at when dem check am.
Talking about numbers, last year, over 87.8 million pipo waka pass Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, making am the third-busiest airport in the world, behind Atlanta and Dubai. E be like say this travel weekend go make am worse.
TSA dey expect about 17.5 million pipo go waka by air between Aug. 28 and Sept. 3, and e be small increase from last year, wey dem get record number of travelers. People no wan sit down for house when dem fit travel, especially as local flights don drop by 6%. (E better for pocket too!)
For car rentals, e don drop by 3% as well, and international ones dey come down by 42%. Na wah! People fit cruise the world without crying for their bank account.
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