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Tornadoes lead to hundreds of flight cancellations
American Airlines cancelled more than 400 flights in and out of Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport after several tornadoes ripped through Texas.
Tens of thousands of homes were without power and Arlington and Lancaster were declared ‘disaster zones’ with roofs ripped off buildings and cars overturned.
More than a dozen people were injured but no fatalities have been reported.
AA said it was cancelling 230 outbound flights and a similar number of inbound flights at the airport, the company’s largest hub as well as diverting others.
The airline said it also needed to inspect more than 100 planes that were on the ground during the storm for possible damage.
"We are going to have to do hail inspections on lots and lots of aircraft before we do any flying with them," said Tim Smith, the company’s spokesman.
Dallas-Fort Worth is the eighth busiest airport in the world in terms of passengers.
Meteorologists said it was the first time two ‘extremely dangerous’ tornadoes hit two large metropolitan areas at the same time.
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