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so we want to bring in now, cnn s lucy kavanaugh, she is live for us in denver, what is the situation, lucy? well, alison, this is what not a lot of fun looks like. denver airport unfortunately leaving the airport a shunt in terms of flight delays and cancellations, more than 500 flights delayed, more than 468 flights canceled, 75% of those coming from southwest. and that is unfortunately not denver alone. those numbers reverberating. those delays reverberating across the nation. impacting travel all across the country. i wasn t anticipating a nightmare, but it became a nightmare, it did. christmas maybe over, but for thousands of passengers, the travel nightmare goes on. they canceled our flight. they said they can t help us. so we don t know what to do. southwest airlines at the top of the list for cancellations. the airlines ticketing counter at baltimore s airport is a zoo. denver s airport lines for the southwest to counter even longer. we have to wait ....
flights canceled, 75% of those coming from southwest. and that is unfortunately not denver alone. those numbers reverberating. those delays reverberating across the nation. impacting travel all across the country. i wasn t anticipating a nightmare, but it became a nightmare, it did. christmas maybe over, but for thousands of passengers, the travel nightmare goes on. they canceled our flight. they said they can t help us. so we don t know what to do. southwest airlines at the top of the list for cancellations. the airlines ticketing counter at baltimore s airport is a zoo. denver s airport lines for the southwest to counter even longer. we have to wait in a line that was four hours, and we are still in line. and nobody is giving us any direction on what to line to get in. it is a total, you know what, show here. for those trying to call to rebook, good luck getting through. calling southwest, calling other airlines, they are nowhere to be found. actually go ....
And canceled flight after canceled flight until this morning, now it is standby, hoping we get on and get home. thousands of more flights delayed. delay, delay, delay, rinse and repeat. airports across the nation long lines, chaos, frustrated passengers and luggage piling up. there is a lack of communication, there is no transparency, there is no honesty, i don t know what is going, on no staff. it s okay if there is no staff, we just want them to be honest with us, i can just go home. but we can t go home because we don t know where our luggage is, is it an, lanta of, oh we don t know. some passengers choosing to look at the bright side. it was super stressful, but just happy that i got to see my family for christmas and, hey, i am off this week so i will be good. others finding creative solutions for their journeys home. instead of waiting on a maybe flight and paying through my proverbial nose for a rental car, if i am able to get one. i called a friend of mine. i am ....
Morning, now it is standby, hoping we get on and get home. thousands of more flights delayed. delay, delay, delay, rinse and repeat. airports across the nation long lines, chaos, frustrated passengers and luggage piling up. there is a lack of communication, there is no transparency, there is no honesty, i don t know what is going, on no staff. it s okay if there is no staff, we just want them to be honest with us, i can just go home. but we can t go home because we don t know where our luggage is, is it an, lanta of, oh we don t know. some passengers choosing to look at the bright side. it was super stressful, but just happy that i got to see my family for christmas and, hey, i am off this week so i will be good. others finding creative solutions for their journeys home. instead of waiting on a maybe flight and paying through my proverbial nose for a rental car, if i am able to get one. i called a friend of mine. i am driving a rental car cargo than to nashville, tennes ....