Things are much better at Philadelphia International Airport with the FAA website reporting a wait time of about 15 minutes or less.
"We'll be happy when we get there," said Mary Cresseveur.
Grandma Mary Cresseveur waited with her family entourage of 6 adults and 4 kids.
"There are 10 of us going," she said. "It is going to be one epic cruise, one epic vacation."
"We got delayed once, twice, now they say 7:30 p.m.," said Douglass Remaly.
With that delay, the family hopes to make it to Miami in time for their cruise's departure ton Saturday.
By Friday afternoon, many of the arrival and departure screens were clear of cancellations; a big difference from Thursday night when the Midwest storm caused more than 1,000 cancellations during the busiest travel time of the year.
Most of the canceled flights were at both of Chicago's airports.
Haverford College junior Joseph Horowitz thought he would have a tough time getting home to Milwaukee.
"I got lucky that I didn't try to fly out yesterday or it would have been a disaster," he said. "I have a lot of friends stuck at Laguardia."
Seattle bound West Chester student Alyssa Rappoport had no worries.
Airport employees described Thursday night as chaotic.
Mom of three Wendy Richards says her secret is to pack plenty of patience.
"We just barely got in the door. All our flight plans worked out and everything," she said.
Links:
http://www.faa.gov/
