US Airways Says Thousands Still Stuck2 Days After Ice Storm, US Airways Says Trying to Find Seats
for 100,000 Stuck TravelersBy MARYCLAIRE DALE
PHILADELPHIA Mar 18, 2007 (AP)— Thousands of weary travelers faced a third
day waiting to reach their destinations Sunday as US Airways struggled to
recover from the ice and snow storm that paralyzed airports in the Northeast.
The airline was still trying to find seats for 100,000 passengers systemwide
whose flights were grounded by Friday's storm, spokesman Andrew Christie said.
Many of the passengers were diverted to US Airways' hub in Charlotte, N.C.,
on Friday.
Computer problems, airline staffing rules and other problems slowed US Airways'
attempts to clear the backlog. In addition, the airline's flights on Sunday were
already nearly sold out with 275,000 passengers booked, the airline said.
"Now we are in the process of repositioning our crew, our planes and we are
trying to re-accommodate roughly 100,000 customers who didn't make their
final destinations on Friday," Christie said.
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