good stuff. the weather has thousands of travelers stuck at airports, including atlanta s hartsfield-jackson international airport. eric byfield from affiliate wsb talked to some of them. reporter: there s nothing like spending a holiday weekend stranded at the airport. ask patty expenser? reporter: i m not planning on getting home any time soon. it s like a nightmare that never ends. reporter: the plan was to change planes on the 25th before moving on to washington, d.c., for their son s wedding on monday but since the dress and the bride are also here, it looked iffy. that was until sabin s wife showed up with the news they waited nearly 36 hours to hear. we got our boarding tickets for this evening s flight to washington. reporter:? n spanish the bride-to-be told me she s thrilled to be able to leave. while it worked out for them, it won t for many others. the wicked weather forced airlines to cancel almost all flights to the northeast sunday.
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