At msp airport, hundreds of flights were canceled as a winter storm brought heavy snow and blizzard conditions, leaving terminals notably quiet, officials and local outlets reported.
Airlines responded by issuing waivers and rebooking options, with Delta, Sun Country, American Airlines and United Airlines among carriers offering flexibility, according to reporting from local news outlets and the MSP Airport flight tracker.
Morning updates from FOX 9 described the airport as a "ghost town" as cancellations climbed above six hundred, and the MSP Airport website showed shifting tallies through the day, reflecting rapidly changing conditions.
By midafternoon, the MSP Airport flight tracker reported 343 canceled arrival flights with 115 on-time arrivals, and 375 canceled departures with 82 on-time departures, the airport website showed as reported by FOX 9. Earlier tracker snapshots showed similar high cancellation counts and lower numbers of on-time flights.
MSP Airport officials posted on social media that "Fake spring came to an end as snow arrived" and that airlines had canceled more than four hundred flights for a single travel day, a message the airport shared early in the storm response.
Impact On Travelers And Rebooking Options
Travelers faced long waits and limited rebooking availability as rescheduled flights filled quickly, reporters noted. One traveler described receiving a late night cancellation notice and securing alternative travel with multiple connections after extended contact with airline customer service, as recounted by 5 EYEWITNESS NEWS.
Sun Country and other carriers posted targeted rebooking policies for affected tickets, with eligibility tied to original purchase and travel timing, the airline statements and local reports said. Delta stated it was offering to rebook passengers on the next best available flight, the news coverage added.
Flight counts continued to change through the evening. An update posted late in the day reported more than seven hundred cancellations and over one hundred delayed flights at MSP, reflecting ongoing operational disruption and backlog across arrivals and departures.
Travel experts quoted by local outlets advised moving up travel where possible, because many passengers already adjusted plans earlier in the storm window. The combination of heavy snowfall, blizzard conditions and airline schedule changes produced widespread disruption for weekend travelers at the airport.
