Why is Phoenix Sky Harbor airport expected to stop flights Thursday afternoon?”
PHOENIX (AP) — Flights into and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were expected to stop Thursday afternoon because of high winds from a winter storm. Southwest Airlines said it was canceling all operations at the nation’s 10th-busiest airport as of 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. EST). The exact number of Southwest flights affected wasn’t available, but the airline has 173 daily nonstops from Phoenix to 44 cities and additional service to 22 cities, said spokeswoman Olga Romero. There are a similar number of arrivals. US Airways was trimming its flight schedule and had canceled 14 mainline and 12 US Airways Express flights. Other operations were continuing as weather allowed, said airline spokeswoman Valerie Wunder. US Airways has 265 daily departures from Phoenix. United Airlines and other operators also curtailed their operations. A very strong winter storm moving through Arizona was the culprit. The National Weather Service predicted up to 7 inches of rain could fall on Thursday an
Flights into and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were expected to stop Thursday afternoon because of high winds from a winter storm. Southwest Airlines said it was canceling all operations at the nation’s 10th-busiest airport as of 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. EST). The exact number of Southwest flights affected wasn’t available, but the airline has 173 daily nonstops from Phoenix to 44 cities and additional service to 22 cities, said spokeswoman Olga Romero. There are a similar number of arrivals. US Airways was trimming its flight schedule and had canceled 14 mainline and 12 US Airways Express flights. Other operations were continuing as weather allowed, said airline spokeswoman Valerie Wunder. US Airways has 265 daily departures from Phoenix. United Airlines and other operators also curtailed their operations. A very strong winter storm moving through Arizona was the culprit. The National Weather Service predicted up to 7 inches of rain could fall on Thursday and Friday in the
Phoenix Sky Harbor airport expected to stop flights Thursday afternoon because of weather Flights into and out of Phoenix Sky Harbor International Airport were expected to stop Thursday afternoon because of high winds from a winter storm. Southwest Airlines said it was canceling all operations at the nation’s 10th-busiest airport as of 2 p.m. MST (4 p.m. EST). The exact number of Southwest flights affected wasn’t available, but the airline has 173 daily nonstops from Phoenix to 44 cities and additional service to 22 cities, said spokeswoman Olga Romero. There are a similar number of arrivals. US Airways was trimming its flight schedule and had canceled 14 mainline and 12 US Airways Express flights. Other operations were continuing as weather allowed, said airline spokeswoman Valerie Wunder. US Airways has 265 daily departures from Phoenix. United Airlines and other operators also curtailed their operations.
