Several hundred travelers — including a couple bound for a Caribbean cruise — got an unexpected trip to Abilene on Friday after storms in the Dallas-Fort Worth area caused six American Airline planes to be diverted to Abilene Regional Airport.
Chris Taylor, assistant director of aviation at the airport, said he could not discuss specifics, but diverted flights were pretty normal when bad weather occurs.
"We still don't know who is staying, or who's leaving," Taylor said late Friday. "It depends on the weather."
Taylor was unable to say how many passengers were at the airport.
A notice posted by the FAA's Air Traffic Control System Command Center said that arriving flights at Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport were experiencing delays of an average of 36 minutes because of thunderstorms.
For Ann and Tom Lozano, the bad weather may have ruined their two-year plans to take a cruise in the eastern Caribbean.
The Lozanos, from Roswell, N.M., said their cruise was scheduled to leave at 3 p.m. today in Miami, and they were frustrated at the delay.
"They haven't even told us where our baggage is," said Tom Lozano as he stood in a line with other passengers. "They haven't even told us if we're supposed to be in this line."
Steven Hooser, who works at Purdue University in West Lafayette, Ind., also was stranded Friday.
"It's starting to get a little funny," said Hooser, who added that he had been grounded in Abilene since 5:20 p.m.
"We're just trying to get home," he said.
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