After ground stop, headaches for some Detroit travelers

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Well, the FAA ground stoppage and the fallout still being felt
by flyers with travel plans still in chaos for many.
Fox 2's Scott Wolchek caught up with some of them,
including a certain social media star and Detroit Pistons superfan.
The FAA ground stoppage ended around 8.30 on Friday evening,
but we've already seen
some headaches and ripple effects
that have lasted throughout the weekend. So we've been
talking to people who have both had good experiences
and bad experiences trying to
get through some of these lines,
trying to deal with canceled flights, and who just saw the stuff
on Friday night and have said, hey,
my flight seems to be pretty good. Take a listen.
It was terrible and chaotic.
So where were you going and what time did you find out about all this?
I had flew from DC. I got here around noon.
I had a three, four hour layover right
when I was supposed to start boarding is when the ground stop happened.
The lounges were packed. They wouldn't let anyone else in the lounge
because it was over capacity, I think.
And then we all waited for a few hours.
And all the flights just kept getting canceled,
even after the ground stop was lifted.
So what did you do?
I left the airport, I went and got food, and then I tried
to find a hotel, but all the hotels I called were booked.
They were sold out.
You got the whole fam here? Who are all these people?
This is my family, this is my brother,
and that's my girlfriend, my grandma, my parents, my brother.
Okay, so if this thing kept on going,
the whole family would have had a rough weekend.
Oh my gosh, this is our trip, we do this, you know?
What would we have done if we didn't go on our family trip, you know?
We got to talk about this.
We had the crazy FAA stoppage last night.
Did that affect your flight at all?
I hope not.
I actually just came to the airport hoping it didn't get affected.
My people told me it won't get affected, but I'm not sure.
I really hope not.
If you were affected, would you have mind staying here?
I know I would love to, but I don't want to get fired from a job.
And lines still a little bit stagnant here at the airport.
These things tend to kind of come
in waves where they get people through pretty quick,
and sometimes people get delayed.
We haven't seen anything too bad.
Wild just yet today, nothing compared to like
when that ground stoppage actually was going on, but you are going
to see some of these canceled flights throughout the weekend still,
and we'll keep you updated on the very latest for now.
Reporting in Romulus, Scott Walchek, Fox 2 News.
