Houston Airports , the company managing three airports near the city of Houston, Texas, has warned that it will suspend all flights from the trio on January 21 due to extreme winter weather to prioritize safety. Hazardous road conditions Houston Airports issued a safety alert that starting at midnight on January 21, the authority will shut down all traffic from/to George Bush Intercontinental Airport (IAH), William P. Hobby Airport (HOU), and Ellington Airport/Houston Spaceport (EFD).
The suspension will last during the forecasted winter storm due to “extremely hazardous road conditions throughout Houston,” Houston Airports said in a travel alert issued on its website. The authority urged passengers with existing travel plans to contact their airline for more information and pleaded with travelers not to drive to the airports during the storm. “While there will be no departing or arriving flights, our dedicated teams will remain on-site 24-7, working diligently to prepare for a swift and safe return to normal operations when weather permits.
” Houston Airports said that it would deploy snowplows and heavy machinery to clear its airfields and prepare for a safe return to operations as soon as weather conditions permit the airport to do so. According to the authority, no flights will be planned from/to the three airports for the whole day unless the weather changes. Nearly 10,000 flights were disrupted, with American Airlines and Southwest Airlines impacted the most.
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