Hundreds of Denver International Airport flights were delayed or canceled Saturday after severe thunderstorms grounded all airplanes for over two hours.
Federal Aviation Administration officials ordered a DIA ground stop at 2:40 p.m. because of the storms.
A ground delay also delayed flights by more than two hours on average, according to the agency.
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More than 700 flights were delayed or canceled as of 5:30 p.m. Saturday, according to the flight tracking website FlightAware.
Of the 673 delays, 219 were reported on Southwest Airlines, 232 on United and 114 on SkyWest. There were 68 canceled flights, including 55 canceled SkyWest flights.
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Source:: News Denver – Denver Post
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