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Cancelled FLight

 This pandemic has caused some of the craziest things I have ever heard. Because 2 air traffic control personnel tested positive, they shut down the flight control center, delaying, cancelling, and diverting flights. All that just to bleach and wipe down a small area. 55 cancelled flights and 33 delays! Really people?   Jayden just so happened to be one of those people! She was checked in waiting at her gate to depart Des Moines for Dallas when the announcement came that her flight was delayed. All passengers rushed to get their refunds and book another flight. Jayden being wise, got online instead of standing in line and booked one of the only flights out, however it would be the next day. She drove all the way home sad and disappointed. Her boy has been anxiously awaiting her arrival. They are just lost without one another. I was happy to have one more day with Jayden home. In order to book the new flight, she had to pay an extra $200 on top of the original flight fee. 

DALLAS - Hundreds of flights to and from the Dallas area were canceled or delayed Wednesday and Thursday because of COVID-19 protocols. The Federal Aviation Administration issued a ground stop at the Fort Worth Air Route Traffic Control Center around 3 p.m. Wednesday for "Level 3 COVID Cleaning." That temporarily halted all arrivals and departures at both DFW Airport and Dallas Love Field."Many flights are experiencing delays that are expected to continue this afternoon. Customers are encouraged to check their flight’s status with their airline," Dallas Love Field tweeted. Officials said the issue was not at the airports. Instead, two personnel at the regional air traffic control center in Fort Worth have tested positive for COVID-19 in the past three days. The Fort Worth facility was taken offline to undergo a deep cleaning that lasted about two hours. No flights were allowed to leave or arrive in the Dallas area and some were being diverted during that time. The ground stop was lifted around 5 p.m. but the airports continued to experience chain-reaction delays and even cancellations through Thursday morning. An air traffic control center employee tested positive for COVID-19 Wednesday, causing hundreds of flights in North Texas to be canceled or delayed. DFW Airport had 55 canceled flights and 33 delays Thursday morning.   Can you imagine if we shut everything down everytime one person tested positive?! This is getting out of control!

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