Have a backup plan: Some flights delayed, canceled as RDU works to clear ice from planes

One family was able to make their flight to Florida for a cruise, but others watched and waited as snow fell over Raleigh-Durham International Airport on Feb. 19, 2025.
Posted 2/19/2025, 7:11:00 PM Updated 2/20/2025, 1:58:05 AM

REALLY. DENTAL IS AT THE

AIRPORT AND JOINS US LIVE.

WILLIE, HOWARD TRAVELERS COPING

WITH THE STORM.

>> THEY'RE DOING ABOUT IT WELL

AS THEY CAN. GERALD, YOU CAN

SEE HERE AT RDU THERE'S A GOOD

FLOW OF TRAFFIC AT THIS

AIRPORT. YOU GOT SOME PEOPLE

TAKING ADVANTAGE OF THE SEATS

BECAUSE YOU NEED A PLACE TO

SIT WHEN YOUR FLIGHT'S BEEN

DELAYED OR CANCELED FOR A

NUMBER OF HOURS. TAKE A LOOK AT

THIS. THIS IS THE LIST OF

ARRIVALS AND DEPARTURES HERE

AT RDU. ATLANTA DELAYED BOSTON

DELAYED CHARLOTTE CANCELED.

CHICAGO CANCELED THE LIST JUST

GOES ON AND ON AND ON. SO FAR

TODAY AT RDU THERE BEEN 44

CANCELLATIONS AND 72 DELAYS.

I SPOKE TO A WOMAN WHO CAME

FROM ASHEVILLE TO TAKE A FLIGHT

TO REYKJAVIK ICELAND. SHE SPOKE

TO BE ABOUT HER EXPERIENCE

GETTING TO THE AIRPORT.

>> AND WE SAID, LET'S GO OUT OF

RALEIGH BECAUSE IT NEVER SNOWS

IN RALEIGH. WE DON'T WANT TO

GO OUT IN NEW YORK OR CHICAGO

BECAUSE FEBRUARY, MAYBE WE'LL

GET SNOW RALEIGH'S A GOOD

>> THE SNOWFALL OF THE U.S..

>> AND IT'S COMING DOWN PRETTY

HEAVY. AND THE VISIBILITY DOES

NOT LOOK GOOD.

>> RIGHT NOW, HER FLIGHT TO

REYKJAVIK, ICELAND IS STILL ON

TIME, BUT SHE TELLS ME SHE'S

NOT HOLDING HER BREATH AND

WAITING FOR THAT FLIGHT TO BE

CANCELED. SHE'S ALREADY

EXPLORING SOME OTHER OPTIONS.

AND THAT'S JUST ONE OF THE MANY

STORIES THAT'S TAKING PLACE

HERE AT RDU. I'M GONNA REMAIN

HERE AND KEEP YOU UPDATED WITH

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