CLAYTON COUNTY, Ga. — As winter weather bore down on the metro Atlanta area and dangerously cold temperatures remained through the night, there have been a number of cancellations and delays for flights into and out of the Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport.
So far 291 flights have been canceled and 749 have seen delays, according to tracking site FlightAware.
The Atlanta security wait times were about 75 minutes at one point for domestic flights, according to the Transportation Security Administration.
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“We’re seeing exceptional volume with the National Championship. We recommend showing up 2 ½ to 3 hours before your flight,” Mark Howell with the TSA told Channel 2’s Linda Stouffer.
Howell said the best advice is to show up early, but not too early. People showing up more than three hours early should wait before going through security.
Overall, TSA said they expect 93,000 people to go through security at Hartsfield-Jackson today.
Howell said “lines are long, but moving.”
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Thanks to new rules by the U.S. Department of Transportation, passengers have more opportunities if they have issues with travel.
- If your flight is significantly delayed or canceled, you can get an automatic refund without having to request it.
- If your bags go missing or aren’t returned within 12 hours of a domestic flight, you can get a refund on checked baggage fees.
- If you paid for in-flight services like WiFi or entertainment, special seat selection or another extra service, you get a refund.
- Refunds must be issued within 7 days.
- You can also get a travel voucher instead of a refund, and it must be useable for up to 5 years from the time it’s issued.
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