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(16 Mar 2026)

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Charlotte, North Carolina - 16 March 2026

1. Wide of Charlotte interactive investor airport with American Airlines planes on a rainy day.

2. SOUNDBITE (English) Natasha Walker, Charlotte, North Carolina resident:

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"Amazing, especially watching half of the plane evacuate, which I didn't know they do that now. They let you get off the plane now if you want to get off the plane, they let you get off, so a bunch of people got off and a good amount of us stayed on, and the ones that stayed on, we got to leave and everything else was canceled, the only flight, so as you see, everything from New York is pretty much caduta giro d italia oggi canceled to Charlotte."

3. Wide of travelers crowding the check-in area at Charlotte Airport amidst weather-related delays.

4. Wide of passengers waiting in line at Charlotte Airport's TSA security checkpoint amid weather-related travel disruptions.

5. SOUNDBITE (English) Natasha Walker, Charlotte, North Carolina resident:

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"Oh, I live here and I was just visiting New York for a weekend trip and this morning we were trying to get on home and it started off with our plane having what was supposed to be mechanical issues, then to find out that Charlotte had weather, so we stood on the tarmac from 6 in the morning to we just went up in the air what time? 9:45, 9:45, but while we was on the tarmac, people was getting off the plane to find out that all the rest of the flights were canceled, so we're the only people that got out of New York today."

6. Various of travelers checking the departure board with multiple flight cancellations at Charlotte Airport amidst weather disruptions.

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7. SOUNDBITE (English) James Keller, Queensbury, New York resident:

"I don't see the flight on the board yet. We're about 2.5 hours from flight time and it's not even on the board, but most flights going to New York, even southern New York, are all canceled at this point, so we're, we're a little bit nervous."

8. Mid of travelers checking departure screens at Charlotte Airport amid weather-related delays.

9. SOUNDBITE (English) James Keller, Queensbury, New York resident:

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"Ideally, I've got to get back today. I've got work tomorrow with a pretty full schedule. You know, we talked about renting a car, but the reality is you're just, we're just chasing the storm up the entire East Coast, so, and, you know, we're talking a 12-hour drive in good condition. So, you know, questionable."

10. Wide of passengers at Charlotte Airport checking in at the special services counter amidst weather disruptions.

11. SOUNDBITE (English) Natasha Walker, Charlotte, North Carolina resident:

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"Yes, I'm just happy to be home waiting for medicaid our ride and, yeah, we won't be back in New York for a while."

12. Cutaway of Natasha Walker retrieving her belongings while waiting for her ride home.

STORYLINE:

Storms sweeping across the eastern half of the country are disrupting air travel across the United States.

FlightAware reported more than 3,500 flights canceled Monday and about 6,300 others delayed. The storms already dumped heavy snow across parts of the Midwest and were moving toward the East Coast with strong winds and the threat of tornadoes.

The travel disruptions come during a busy period for airports, with spring break vacations and fans traveling for March Madness games.

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