Friday, December 27, 2024 Travel chaos erupted at Denver International Airport (DIA) on Thursday, December 27th, as a wave of delays and cancellations of impacted around 250 flights. The busy holiday travel season, compounded by a forecast of snowfall in the mountains, appears to be the primary cause of these disruptions. The National Weather Service predicts snow accumulation of up to 5 inches in the mountains, with higher amounts possible around Rabbit Ears Pass.
Airline Delays and Cancellations Airline Canceled Flights (#) Canceled Flights (%) Delayed Flights (#) Delayed Flights (%) American Airlines 8 15% 7 13% United 3 0% 63 9% Frontier 2 1% 12 8% SkyWest 1 0% 40 10% Delta 0 0% 7 10% JetBlue 0 0% 2 25% Key Lime Air 0 0% 4 8% Sun Country Airlines 0 0% 2 33% Southwest 0 0% 116 19% Air Canada 0 0% 1 16% Impact on Travelers A significant portion of these delays, totalling 120 flights, affected departures from Denver. Travelers are advised to check the status of their flights with their respective airlines or through online platforms like FlightAware. Airport Conditions DIA ranks fourth in the U.
S. for the number of delayed and canceled flights on Thursday, following behind Dallas Fort Worth International Airport, Chicago O’Hare International Airport, and George Bush Intercontinental Airport. While Friday is expected to be the busiest travel day of the year at DIA, only one flight was reported delayed as of 11:30 a.
m. on Thursday. Airport Improvements In recent months, DIA .