ORLANDO, Fla. — Some travel issues are getting worse at Orlando International Airport.
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More flights are being delayed and canceled because of a big winter storm.
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Airport leaders said travelers should check their flight status before heading to OIA.
As of Thursday morning, 10 flights were delayed and 22 were canceled.
The strong winter storm is impacting one of the biggest travel days of the year.
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Thursday is supposed to be the seventh-busiest day of this travel season.
The security checkpoint lines inside OIA were long Thursday morning. A total of 158,000 people are expected at the airport throughout the day.
This comes as blizzard conditions are making things a lot worse for travelers across the Midwest.
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The National Weather Service is calling it a “once in a generation” storm.
Power outages are likely in the coming days and a growing list of cancellations is expected.
In Chicago, people are being asked to avoid roads altogether.
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The life-threatening cold is expected to reach as far as Texas.
In Orlando, Thanksgiving travel was a huge issue for people who drove a car and were looking for parking.
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