Severe weather causes major flight cancellations at Bradley International Airport

Well, most flights at Bradley International Airport were canceled today due to the blizzard conditions. 22 News reporter Nick Antonakis was at the empty airport this morning to get an update from officials on when travelers can expect a return to normalcy. Bradley International Airport was quiet this morning, with the blizzard putting more than 90% of flights on the cancellation list. Public information officer Brian Spiros explained that the last remaining flights that weren't canceled aren't flying out, but rather are flying in. It's not a full 100% because we actually do have a few airlines that, as of right now, are scheduled to bring in some arrivals here to Bradley later tonight. So we'll wait and see what happens with that. So with the heavy snow and gusting winds outside, we're left with an empty Bradley International Airport inside. It's different. You're not used to seeing an airport empty like this, but it's also good because it means people were able to stay home or stay in hotels, and they were notified early enough by their airlines that their flight would be canceled. Spiros says the goal is to have things slowly return to normal as crews at Bradley continue to constantly clean up after the snow. He expects airlines to hopefully start getting aircrafts in tonight or tomorrow, but says not to expect normalcy right away. I think the biggest thing to underscore right now is that once the storm wraps up, things aren't just going to return to normal right away. It's going to take the airlines a couple days to get back up and running. So people, if they're traveling tomorrow, even into Wednesday, should really be checking the status of their flight because we may see those residual cancellations and delays working for you. Nick Hanson, August 22 News.