Vacationers Scramble After Miami Plane Crash Snarls Travel
Security lines and restaurants were largely empty as passengers digested the news and tried to frantically to rearrange travel. By David Ovalle and Reshma Kirpalani David Ovalle reported from Fort Pierce, Fla., and Reshma Kirpalani reported from Miami International Airport. The crash of a cargo plane that killed five people at Miami International Airport on Sunday afternoon led to the delay or cancellation of hundreds of flights, snarling travel plans for thousands of passengers flying on Labor Day weekend. The mood inside the terminals was as gloomy as the rain outside. Security lines and restaurants were largely empty as passengers digested the horrific news that a landing Amazon Air cargo plane had overran its runway.
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Three hours later, some flights had resumed and two of four runways had reopened, according to the Miami-Dade County Aviation Department. The crash prompted the temporary closure of the airport.