(CNN) -- Holiday travelers were dealing with delays ranging from 15 minutes to almost two hours Wednesday at several major airports because of rain and wind in the Northeast and West. Christmas Eve flight delays and cancellations were expected to grow throughout the evening at major airports, including those in Detroit and Chicago. At Philadelphia International Airport, the Federal Aviation Administration reported delays of about two hours because of wet, foggy conditions. At Reagan National Airport in Washington, traveler Gregory Simpson had to wait an extra hour for his flight to Toronto. If you want to see family, you gotta do what you have to do, he said, taking the weather delay in stride. Its unfortunate that this tends to happen this time of year, but theres not a whole lot you can do about it. At least one holiday flight doesnt have to worry about such annoyances. Santas aircraft, Candy Cane One, has been cleared by the FAA for gift deliveries.
Posted on: Thu, 25 Dec 2014 00:52:36 +0000
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