More than 600 flights departing or heading for DFW International Airport and Dallas Love Field have been canceled as of 5 p.m. Friday, according to FlightAware. An additional 800+ are delayed, mostly on American Airlines and its regional carrier Envoy Air.
The wildfires have burned more than 10,000 homes and other structures. A Delta Air Lines executive said sales of Los Angeles flights have declined. Airlines have extended travel waivers for Los Angeles airports as wildfires continue to burn in the area.
Airlines canceled more than 2,000 U.S. flights while more than 2,000 more were delayed. A massive winter storm snarled travel across the Southern U.S. A Delta flight aborted takeoff and evacuated passengers via slides at Atlanta's airport,
While the fires have been devastating, their impact on commercial aviation has been relatively minimal thus far.
Brutal weather in Texas from Winter Storm Cora has canceled nearly 2,000 flights nationwide on Thursday. Here's how Phoenix passengers are affected.
Some flights that were scheduled to leave Dallas airports for Houston airports Thursday were canceled amid the snowy weather in North Texas. Aviation tracking company FlightAware shows live updates on the flight status from Dallas to Houston.