Dallas-Fort Worth airports cancel hundreds of flights as high winds, storms impact travel

Airline passengers flying through the Dallas-Fort Worth area ran into heavy delays on Tuesday, as both major airports canceled flights amid high winds and thunderstorms. By 11 a.m. Tuesday, Dallas-Fort Worth International had 275 flights canceled and 417 with delays, while Dallas Love Field had 63 cancellations and 87 delays, according to Flight Aware. Much of North Texas was under a severe thunderstorm warning and tornado watch early Tuesday, with more than 270,000 experiencing power outages throughout the area. A traffic management program because of the weather was continuing to delay arriving flights at DFW Airport by more than two hours as of 9 a.m., according to the FAA. “We have about 50 cancelations today as a result of this morning’s storms,” Southwest Airlines spokesperson Dan Landson said in a statement. “Our teams are working to get customers on those flights to their destinations as quickly as possible. As always, we encourage customers to check their flight status at Southwest.com or the app.”<br/>