Some lucked out with car rentals to complete their journeys, while others struggled to make new plans until seats become available this weekend
As toddler Benjamin Marcano crawled around outside San Diego International Airport Tuesday afternoon, his parents Nick Marcano and Caitlin Richmond took turns keeping a watchful eye on him in between figuring out their next steps.
Marcano and Richmond originally scheduled travel plans from Sacramento to Nashville last Thursday so their son, who turned one Dec. 9, could meet his cousins and celebrate Christmas with their family for the first time. Their original flight was canceled, and when their rescheduled flight finally arrived in San Diego on Friday, the second leg of their trip was, too.
Danny Dodson, left and his wife Nikki watch their children play cards while waiting on word about their flight to Denver out of San Diego.Barbara Madden from Sarasota, Fla., — who was visiting her son in San Diego over Christmas weekend — found out Monday night that her flights were being canceled. She tried calling several times, but when the automated system announced she needed to speak with a representative, the call would drop instead of connecting her to one.
John Zimmerman — a retired pilot who had flown for Delta and UPS — was traveling home with his wife to Vancouver, Wash., after going on a Princess Cruise out of San Diego for Christmas. Tom Rogers talks with his wife Sheila at the rental car center. The Rogers were like many stranded travelers due to Southwest Airlines flight cancellations. They already spent an extra night in San Diego trying to get back to their home in Sacramento. They decided to try to rent a car, but were turned away because they were sold out. They are now planning to travel by train which will hopefully get them back by Thursday night.
The team paired up with the Oakland Technical High School basketball team, which is also playing in the tournament and was scheduled on the same canceled flight, to charter a bus for an 8.5-hour drive to San Diego. The two teams didn’t arrive in time for Oakland Tech to make their game, but it was rescheduled for 9:55 p.m. Tuesday night so they could still play.
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