More than 200 passengers of a Delta Air Lines flight bound for Minneapolis had to evacuate at Atlanta Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport (ATL) on January 10, 2025, due to reported Boeing 757 engine issues.
Flight 2668 had 201 passengers onboard, who were evacuated from the plane via emergency slides and taken back to the terminal via ground transportation, according to officials.
School was canceled for millions of children across a wide tract of southern states from Texas to Georgia and as far east as South Carolina.
Southwest Airlines, the second-largest carrier at Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport, also issued a waiver, warning that flights may be delayed, diverted or canceled in Atlanta and other cities by Winter Storm Cora from Wednesday through Friday.
The season's latest winter storm could wreak havoc on air travel in the Northeast this weekend. Meanwhile, parts of Texas and the Gulf Coast are eyeing another potential winter storm.
There was just a few inches of snow in Atlanta on Friday and Saturday, but with worsening conditions on the roads, the NBA decided to postpone the hometown Hawks' game.
Snow and ice across the U.S. South are expected to relinquish their grip only slowly as the weekend continues.
While central Pa. got barely an inch of snow, the storm piled up more than a year’s worth of snowfall on some cities.
Power outages surged across Georgia after sundown Friday as winds picked up, temperatures dropped and freezing rain turned to ice on power lines and tree branches.
"Delta's flight crew followed established procedures to suspend the takeoff of flight 2668 from Atlanta (ATL) to Minneapolis-St. Paul (MSP) after an indication of an engine issue," Delta Air Lines said in a statement.
At least 204 flights were delayed Saturday morning at Denver International Airport, as snow and bitter cold brought by a polar vortex gripped the metro area. Nearly half of the flights — 101, as of 11:45 a.
Ohio artist Alan Cottrill has created a 15-foot-tall bronze statue of President-elect Trump, titled “Don Colossus.” The statue is valued at $1 million.