More cancellations reported at Nebraska's airports Thursday morning

Delays and cancellations are starting to stack up in some of Nebraska's airports.

December 22, 2022Updated: December 22, 2022
News Channel NebraskaBy News Channel Nebraska

OMAHA, Neb. -- Delays and cancellations are starting to stack up in some of Nebraska's airports.

In Nebraska's largest airport, Omaha's Eppley Airfield, a total of 11 flights over the next 24 hours have already been cancelled, all of which are on either Southwest or Delta Airlines. Four arriving flights have been canceled for Thursday, all of which are Southwest flights from either Chicago or Denver.

In Lincoln, two arriving United Airlines flights, one afternoon flight from Denver and one evening flight from Chicago, have already been cancelled.

While Lincoln's first outbound flight of the day has already departed, three upcoming flights have been cancelled and another has been delayed by over two hours.

There have also been cancellations in Nebraska's smaller airports, including Scottsbluff and Grand Island. One outbound flight and one inbound flight between Scottsbluff and Denver, both of which are United itineraries, have been cancelled for Thursday. Grand Island has seen cancellations on its inbound and outbound Allegiant service between central Nebraska and Phoenix.

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