HOUSTON – Southwest Airlines has delayed and canceled dozens of flights from Houston to Florida and vice versa due to thunderstorms and severe weather in the area.
Across the country, more than 1,400 flights have been either canceled or delayed, according to FlightAware.
“Thunderstorms in the Southeast are impacting our operation. Our Teams are focused on our Operation and providing Hospitality to our Customers. We apologize for any inconvenience and appreciate our Customers’ patience while we work to get them safely to their destinations,” Southwest Airlines wrote in a statement.
Travelers headed to Florida from other states are also seeing issues.
“Our flight was actually canceled and rebooked till Monday the 11th,” said Jacky Valles from El Paso. “They said the weather, they blamed it was a weather.”
The Valles family is trying to get to Miami to catch their first ever family cruise.
After sitting at Hobby Airport in Houston for hours trying to get rescheduled, her brother came running over just before 6 p.m. with the good news.
“We have the tickets to Orlando,” Erik Valles said. “We’re getting there. I’m getting on that cruise. Even though I’m afraid of water, I can’t swim. I’m going.”
United Airlines also reported some canceled and delayed flights to cities in Florida.