Nationwide ground stop derails flyer's L.A. dream

Flight delays and cancellations continue here at Hartsfield Jackson. While it's frustrating, travelers say they are thankful safety was put first. What was supposed to be a weekend of celebration has turned into a nightmare for traveler Andre Bellows. I was headed to Los Angeles to be a part of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame induction ceremony and I was on a connecting flight here and I was so excited about it. That excitement ended on the tarmac when Bellows says the pilot on his flight to L.A. made a concerning announcement. It was about 3:30 in the afternoon and the pilot said we're going to take off and literally seconds later the pilot goes, hey guys, but we've been, the plane has been grounded and it shocked me and terrified me. Bellows says all travelers were taken off the plane about five hours later. He says Frontier rebooked their flight for Saturday morning, but that didn't go as planned either. It did not show up till I think about almost 5 o'clock, and my check-in at the Peacock Theater was between 3 and 5 p.m., so it totally defeated the purpose. An opportunity of a lifetime missed. Bellows decided to just go back home to Chicago. But unfortunately he won't make it there until Sunday. I am so upset, but I don't want to be superficial and make it about that. I'm grateful that it was not a terrorist issue or a cyber issue, a cyber attack. But yeah, on the surface level, of course, I'm super bummed out. It was a huge dream come true. Officials anticipate air travel operations will return to normal Sunday night. However, travelers are still encouraged to check their flight before arriving at the airport. Reporting at Hartsfield-Jackson, Atlanta International Airport, Annie Mapp, Fox 5 News.