Weather wreaks havoc on travel plans to, from KCI

Nearly all arriving and departing flights at Kansas City International airport were canceled or delayed late Friday afternoon.

More cancellations and delays already were stacking up Saturday as well.

IMPACTING TRAVEL PLANSFOR SO MANY PEOPLE.TAKE A LOOK AT ALLTHOSE RED X'S ON FLYKCI'S WEBSITE.41 ACTION NEWSREPORTER TOM DEMPSEYJOINS US LIVE FROM THEAIRPORT.TOM?THESE FLIGHTCANCELLATIONS AT KCINOW STRETCH INTOTOMORROW MORNING.SOME PLAN TO STAY HEREOVERNIGHT UNTIL THEIRNEXT FLIGHTOTHERS BARELY GOT OUTEARLIER THIS EVENING.ON FRIDAY NIGHT,A WINTER STORM MOVINGTHROUGH THE METROCAUSED A MESS AT KCI.We thought we were going toget out of here before the iceand the snow and the raincame."OVER TWO DOZENFLIGHTS CANCELLEDAS HEAVY FREEZING RAINWASHED AWAY DE-ICINGMATERIAL ON PLANESFORCING SOME TAKE-OFFSTO COME TO A HALTDURING THE EVENING.Nancy Hohnecker/Trying to get toVirginiaWe were supposed to go at4:45 then it was 7:45 and nowit's ten."SOME TRAVELERSEXPERIENCING ROLLINGDELAYSINCLUDING ONE WOMANWHO HOPED TO MAKE ASPECIAL TRIP OUT EAST.Nancy Hohnecker/Trying to get toVirginiaIt's a big deal to travelbecause I want to be inNorfolk Virginia and that's thetruth and hold that baby."OTHERS FORCED TO WAITAT THE AIRPORT FORHOURS FOR ANOTHERFLIGHTWITH SOME CHOOSING TOSLEEP.So it's our anniversaryvacation to Phoenix."AFTER SEEING THEIRFLIGHT CANCELLEDSHARYN AND EVANGRAHAM CHOSE TO WAITOVER TWENTY HOURS ATKCIHOPING TO MAKE IT OUTON SATURDAY EVENING.Evan Graham/Flight cancelledQuality time together hangingout.

We got some books, wegot a laptop to watch somemovies."ONE FATHERUSING THE TIME TO CALLHOME AND TELL HIS SON INDENVER THE NEWS.Daniel Erickson/Flight cancelledWhat do say to your sonthrough all of this?

I miss youbuddy."THE AIRLINES RESUMEDTAKE-OFFS LATER IN THEEVENINGAND AFTER STARING ATALL THE CANCELLATIONS,TRAVELERS ON A FLIGHTTO MILWAUKEE FELTLUCKY TO GET OUT.Jaladhi Pandya/Flying toMilwaukeeI'm really shocked.

I'm excitedthat I'm the only one that'sgonna go."WINTER WEATHERCAUSING ISSUES FORTRAVELINGWITH FLIERS HOPINGTHINGS DON'T GETWORSE.Katherine Hood/Flight cancelledLines are long and everybodyis very nice but they can't helpthe weather and we can'teither."IN TOTAL, SOUTHWESTAIRLINES REPORTER 25CANCELLATIONS TODAY.ANYONE FLYING OUTTOMORROW SHOULDCHECK THEIR FLIGHTSTATUS PERIOIDICALLY TOBE AWARE OF ANYCHANGES.LIVE AT KCI, TOMDEMPSEY, 41 ACTION