Travelers experience massive delays at RSW due to heavy morning fog

Reporter: Taylor Petras
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The FAA is reporting that flights may be delayed departing and landing at Southwest Florida International Airport due to dense fog.

As of 11 a.m., the delayed flights will resume as scheduled as the dense fog dissipated. Travelers made the best of this situation.

“I was very lucky I was supposed to leave at 7:05 a.m. But United did a very good job sending out text messages saying the flight was delayed due to incoming aircraft problems getting the flight and so now I’m supposed to leave at 12:40 p.m.,” said traveler Tribby Warfield. “I would have spent an extra four hours, United did give us a $20 voucher for a meal this morning.”

The FAA issued an alert Monday morning, at around 6:30 a.m., to expect arrival delays and flights holding in the air for about 45 minutes.

By 8 a.m., delays were anywhere from three to eight hours.

The RSW flight board shows delays pushed back several hours up until around 10 a.m. Flights are expected to remain on schedule after the fog lifts.

A dense fog advisory remains in effect until 10 a.m.

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