With more than 200 car crashes on the roads Friday and over 400 flight cancellations or delays Saturday, this winter weather is really throwing a wrench into people’s holiday plans.
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With more than 200 car crashes on the state's roads Friday and over 400 flight cancellations or delays Saturday, this winter weather is really throwing a wrench into people's holiday plans.
State police say of the 200 crashes they responded to across the state Friday, more than half were serious.
“Thank god it wasn’t me. It could have been 201 but thank god you know,” Boston resident David Bing said.
Travel troubles extended from the roads to the ski, with hundreds of delays at Boston Logan Airport on Saturday.
“We have forty-five minutes delay yeah,” said Angelica Ferrera. "UGH!"
The weather had everyone feeling a little rough, but they weren't letting it burst their balloon this holiday season.
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“I’m looking forward to opening my presents,” 7-year-old Elena Bing said, as she welcomed her grandparents from Florida with a balloon and some roses. "I like that we all come together to say thanks for everything that happened.”
The Bings were one of many waiting in traffic to get to Logan Airport under a fresh blanket of snow, but David Bing said it's not the worst he's seen on the roads recently.
“Yesterday was actually way worse when I was trying to get home from work I almost got in a car accident,” he said of Friday's difficult travel.
Officials at Logan are expecting a busy but not record-breaking weekend, as they expect 62,000 going through security checkpoints Saturday.
"We usually stay at home the four of us and just have a chill Christmas but the school break because of how the holidays fell this year was longer so we thought if we're going to do the trip, this year is the year to do it" said Joel Collins, whose family's flight to Hawaii was delayed, setting them up to possibly miss their connecting flight.
If you plan on flying out this weekend, here's a few things to keep in mind:
- Arrive with plenty of time to spare, around two hours for domestic flights.
- TSA recommends using gift bags instead of wrapping.
- Put liquid or spreadable foods in a checked bag.
