Vacation journey at San Francisco airport being affected by winter climate

With rain and wind within the forecast, it could make some folks’s vacation journey a little bit harder.

At San Francisco International Airport, greater than 400 flights have been delayed. Maggie Nelson’s was delayed coming into the airport. 

“It seemed like everyone was in a panic or a hurry to get anywhere,” stated Nelson. “The plane was crowded. There was a lot of turbulence.”

Nelson flew in from Redmond, Oregon, often a fast flight to SFO, just below two hours, however she ended up being delayed practically that lengthy.

“Originally, we were supposed to take off at 2 p.m. and then our flight got delayed to 2:50 p.m., and then it got delayed again,” Nelson defined. “I don’t think we took off until 3:30 p.m. because of high winds or something.”

California is in the course of an intense storm interval. Two programs bringing heavy rain and robust winds, and Nelson might really feel all of it.  

“The turbulence was pretty bad,” stated Nelson. “There was a point where I got nauseous. I was like ‘Are we there yet? Is this over?'”

While she’s grateful to be on strong floor, Shon Alkaslasi was about to take off or a minimum of attempt to.

“United sent a text that wind might affect operations,” stated Alkaslasi. 

He arrived early, simply in case of vacation site visitors, now he is anticipating he could also be delayed. He’s travelling residence to Los Angeles, one other space in the course of the storms.

“I would say I’m not the biggest fan of turbulence so I am a little bit nervous about that,” Alkaslaski detailed. “But if they say it’s totally safe to travel, I’m not usually concerned but the feeling of bumps on a plane is just not the most comfortable and I’ll have to deal with it.”

Airport Duty Manager Crystal David stated general issues have not been too dangerous, however West Coast flights, like Alkaslasi’s and Nelson’s, are those more than likely to be impacted.

“SFO is on a ground delay program throughout the night, through midnight and so right now it’s about 127 minutes because of winds,” stated David. “Mostly it’s the west coast flights are that are being affected right now with delays of up to 35 minutes for the west coast traffic.”

She stated the delays might proceed into the morning, when even stronger winds are anticipated. She recommends vacationers examine in with their airways.

But for Nelson, she’s simply glad she made it residence.

“I used to live a lot closer so it’s a lot harder to come home now so when I do get to come home, I try to take advantage of that and appreciate it,” stated Nelson.