Charlotte Airport had previously warned via its X page that bad weather could lead to flight delays, disruptions, and diversions on March5. Flightradr24data indicated that American Airlines began canceling several flights earlyWednesdaymorning,someofwhichweredivertedtoRaleigh-Durham,Fayetteville,Wilmington,andAtlanta.ThetopfiveairlinesaffectedbycancelationsanddelaysincludedPSAAirlinewith130(39%)cancelledand72(22%)delayedflights;AmericanAirlineswith28(3%)cancelledand177(24%)delayedflights;Piedmontwith16(8%)cancelledand56(29%)delayedflights;EndeavorAirwith5(27%))cancelledand5(27%))delayedflights;DeltawithnoCancelledbut11DelayedFlights(31%).
Flights around9amweremostimpactedduetohighwindsandheavyrain.By11am,the storms began moving out of the Charlotte metro area allowing operations torecover.At timeofpublishingonMarch6aboutfiveinboundflightshadbeencanceledwhile19weredelayed.Outboundflightssaw16delaysbutnocancellations.
FlightAwareshowed935cancellationsand6345delayswithinintooroutoftheUSonMarch5.CharlotteDouglasrecordedthemostcancellationsfollowedbyReaganNationalAirport(DCA)whichhad139cancellations.GlobaldatarevealedBrisbaneexperiencedover200cancellationsduetoTropicalCycloneAlfredapproaching.AllpassengerflightsatBrisbaneAirporthavebeensuspendeduntilfurthersnoticewithoperationsresumingonlywhensafe.MultiplenewschannelsreportthecycloneexpectedtomakelandfallnearBrisbaneasaCategory2stormonFridayorSaturday.
"However,"saidreports"onMarch5PSAAirlinesremainedthemostaffectedairlinegloballywith248canceledflights"ItwasfollowedbyAmericanAirlinesandRepubliceachhaving111VirginAustralia93AirChina92Qantas85Jetstar79Today'smostaffectedairportsincludeBrisbaneSydneyMelbournewhilemostaffectedairlinesareVirginAustraliaQantasJetstarAcrosstheUS1354delays95cancellationsarereported
"OperationsatCharlotteDouglas"remainbusyIn2024588milliontravelerspassedthroughmarkinga10increasefrompreviousrecord534millionset2023Thenumberinternationalpassengersgrewfrom21million202324million2024TheairportseesrecordsingledayMay1645304passengerspassingthroughCLT
"Photo:"CharlotteDouglasInternationalAirportexpectsprogress2025ongoingexpansionDestinationCLTterminalprojectsExpansionterminallobbybegan2019expectedfinishyearadding175000squarefeetlobbyrenovating191000squarefeetexistingspaceAccordingdataCiriumaviationanalyticscompanyover5000weeklyflightsscheduledAsMarch2025AmericanAirlineslargestoperator2685weeklyflightsfollowedPSA1175Piedmont714TopdestinationsLaGuardiaOrlandoAtlanta
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