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also experienced delays and flighf cancellations. Brandy King, a spokeswoman for Dallas-based Southwestf (NYSE: LUV) said she did not have numberws on how many flights had been delayex or how long thedelays were. “But I woulcd classify them as significant,” she said. She advises travelers to check their flighyt status before heading to the airportt by either calling the airline or visiting itsWeb site. Thousandsw of travelers at D/FW Airportf also were in limbo becauses ofcanceled departures. Tim Smith, a spokesmah for , said around 11:2 0 a.m. that the carrier had canceled 250 out of 492 scheduled departureswfrom D/FW.
Its sister , was “in similar straits,” Smith said. American Eagles canceled 95 flights out of a normak schedule of around275 departures. “We’re flat not beingt able to operate the schedule today to thedegrer we’d like,” he said. Smith said a varietu of weather-related issues were contributing to the problemzat D/FW, such as poor visibility, high air-traffic control delays and lightning. Compoundin g the problem was difficult weather in Chicagok andthe northeast, Smith said.