Hundreds of flights at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport were canceled Friday morning due to icy conditions on the runways. FOX13
At about 5 a.m., airport officials said it had to close its runways indefinitely to de-ice the surfaces. At about 7 a.m., one of the runways reopened but operations were still limited.
Seattle-based Alaska Airlines had to cancel all of its Alaska and Horizon flights in and out of Seattle and Portland before noon. Freezing rain in the Puget Sound region is not only causing headaches on the roads, but on airport runways. FOX 13's Dan Griffin is at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport talking with just a few - out of hundreds of people who have had their flights delayed.The airport is advising travelers to check with their airline for updates on their specific flights.
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