Despite the Sunshine State’s warm temperatures, South Florida is still feeling the effects of the winter storm, with dozens of cancellations at Palm Beach International Airport. Some travelers describe it as being stuck in paradise. “Having to wait an extra day in Fort Lauderdale and the warm weather has been absolutely horrible,” traveler Tucker Beebe said sarcastically.Beebe’s family vacation got extended by a few days after their flights out of Fort Lauderdale were canceled, forcing them to fly out of PBIA instead.However, Beebe and his family are not the only ones bearing the warm conditions. There are still dozens of cancellations and delays at all three South Florida airports Monday.Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 NewsTravelers said all you can do is make extra room in your luggage for patience.“Patience and expectation that your flight is going to be delayed. Just sit tight, get a snack, and be ready to rock and roll when this happens,” said another traveler. Over the weekend, two-thirds of the nation was under winter weather alerts.On Sunday, over 11,000 flights were canceled across the nation — the most since the pandemic.The major airports heavily affected are in New York, Washington, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Charlotte.Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.Suzanne Duprez is trying to get home to Nebraska, but with a connection in Atlanta, she is expecting her flight to be delayed even further.“I think we went into it realizing that that was a possibility. We’re just going have to go with the flow. So, we wouldn’t be surprised,” said Duprez. “It was very nice getting the break from the cold, but, you know, that’s what living in the Midwest is like.”
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Despite the Sunshine State’s warm temperatures, South Florida is still feeling the effects of the winter storm, with dozens of cancellations at Palm Beach International Airport. Some travelers describe it as being stuck in paradise.
“Having to wait an extra day in Fort Lauderdale and the warm weather has been absolutely horrible,” traveler Tucker Beebe said sarcastically.
Beebe’s family vacation got extended by a few days after their flights out of Fort Lauderdale were canceled, forcing them to fly out of PBIA instead.
However, Beebe and his family are not the only ones bearing the warm conditions. There are still dozens of cancellations and delays at all three South Florida airports Monday.
Your neighborhood: Local coverage from WPBF 25 News
Travelers said all you can do is make extra room in your luggage for patience.
“Patience and expectation that your flight is going to be delayed. Just sit tight, get a snack, and be ready to rock and roll when this happens,” said another traveler. Over the weekend, two-thirds of the nation was under winter weather alerts.
On Sunday, over 11,000 flights were canceled across the nation — the most since the pandemic.
The major airports heavily affected are in New York, Washington, Chicago, Dallas, Atlanta and Charlotte.
Get the latest news updates with the WPBF 25 News app. You can download it here.
Suzanne Duprez is trying to get home to Nebraska, but with a connection in Atlanta, she is expecting her flight to be delayed even further.
“I think we went into it realizing that that was a possibility. We’re just going have to go with the flow. So, we wouldn’t be surprised,” said Duprez. “It was very nice getting the break from the cold, but, you know, that’s what living in the Midwest is like.”