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AUSTIN, Texas - The ground crew at ABIA spent the morning spraying down planes with a De-Icing solution. While that effort kept these passenger jets in the air many other flights were either canceled or delayed.
With the status board in the terminal lit up in red - passengers like Alicia San Miguel were keeping their fingers crossed.
“I’m glad my flight is still OK for the time being,” said San Miguel.
The way the day turned out, Trading the airway for a highway was no guarantee of arriving on time - or at all. A wreck on SH 130 is an example of how some trips Tuesday came to an abrupt end. There were two men in this van when it slid off sh 130 near Mustang Ridge. Despite all the damage they walked away unharmed.
The risk is why trucker Carlos Gonzalez decided to take a break.
“It was kind of scary when you have Haz Mat, and I talked to dispatch, they told me to Park it for the day ... you don’t want to have an accident with HazMat,” said Gonzalez.
For other travelers - like Stefanie Chiras, a break in the weather that came Tuesday afternoon was all they needed.
“I am a little worried I have cancellations before me and after me but so far I’m holding tight, I think I got a good window right around 5 o’clock so I think it will be all right,” said Chiras.
A cold Tuesday travel day that brought a lot of trouble. But made passable by a lot of Hard work from the crews at the airport spraying deicer and those on the highway spreading sand.