WASHINGTON, DC – Over 30 local and regional airports have joined a growing coalition that is calling on the US government to open consultations with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address
WASHINGTON, DC – Over 30 local and regional airports have joined a growing coalition that is calling on the US government to open consultations with Qatar and the United Arab Emirates (UAE) to address $42 billion in subsidies and other unfair benefits that the Gulf nations have provided to their state-owned airlines, violating Open Skies policy and threatening hundreds of thousands of American jobs.
Airports from across the country have sent letters to the U.S. Secretaries of the Transportation, Commerce and State, as well as members of Congress, asking that the government open consultations with Qatar and the UAE to address this important issue and to ensure fair competition.
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Frequent flashes of lightning brightened the sky Monday evening. Winds gusted as high as 25 mph in some places, and a swift moving storm system dropped more than an inch of rain in less than two hours.
Killeen-Fort Hood Regional Airport reported a total of 1.1 inches of rainfall from Mondayâs storms that sparked severe thunderstorm warnings and tornado watches across Central Texas.
The Killeen area reported 1.25 inches of rain during last weekâs storms.
Looking ahead, skies should stay sunny or mostly sunny through Friday. Residents could feel wind gusts as high as 30 mph Saturday.
High temperatures should remain in the mid- to upper-80s, the National Weather Service forecast shows.
Harsh weather conditions cause delayed and cancelled flights, leaving some Texans stranded
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As historic low temperatures and harsh weather take over Central Texas, many travelers are stranded at airports trying to get home.
One traveler who just missed the arctic blast is Maurice Squires. He is a field service engineer for a company based in Ohio, so he travels more than 30 times a year for his job.
His latest task was in Michigan just last week, however the trip was longer than he expected it was going to be.
âI spent the night in a hotel, and throughout the evening my flights kept getting canceled and rebooked,â he explained. â[The] last rebook I got was for Sunday.â