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Departures will build back up at MSP Airport after storm
While about 30% of outgoing flights and 20% of incoming flights have been canceled as of Thursday morning, some flights are getting out on one runway. Departures are expected to build back up later in the day.
MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - After hundreds of cancellations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, another 200 flights have already been canceled on Thursday morning.
According to MSP Airport's website, as of 8:50 a.m., 238 flights have been canceled, 10 have been delayed and zero have been diverted. That's about 30% of outgoing flights and 20% of incoming flights.
However, some flights have gotten out — and departures are expected to build back up later Thursday.
The airport says it typically flies 741 commercial flights a day, plus cargo flights.
Airlines began issuing travel vouchers prior to the long-duration storm.
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MSP Airport empty during Minnesota snowstorm
A look inside a very empty, very quiet MSP Airport during a snowstorm set to dump a heavy overnight snowfall in Minneapolis.