Some travelers still waiting at Savannah-Hilton Head airport after ground stop ends

SAVANNAH, Ga. (WTOC) -Multiple flight cancelations and delays have been seen nationwide, including at the Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport, where some travelers have been waiting hours for their next flight.

The ground stop is over, but for some travelers, the wait is not.

Sharon Coleman, a traveler at the airport, said her flight was canceled Saturday morning after she spent the night in a hotel.

Colman said she arrived at the airport early this morning, only to discover her flight was canceled.

Rebooking could take days

For some travelers, finding another flight could mean waiting more than hours.

“Some can’t get a flight for like 3-4 days,” traveler Samantha Brown said.

Many commuters do not want to wait that long to get to their destination.

Flights changes

Coleman was in town for a business trip with a flight booked to Nashville on Friday when the ground stop was issued. She is now rebooked for Sunday and is hoping to find an earlier flight to get home to her husband, who is disabled.

“He’s perfectly fine to be left alone for an hour a night or two, but because we didn’t plan to be gone more than one night, and now I’ve been gone for two, I’m just anxious to get home to him,” Coleman said.

Rental car struggles

Father Clay Vernon came to see his son graduate from boot camp at Parris Island. With his flight canceled, he is looking for a rental car.

“Psycho ... everybody was trying to do what they could to get out of here and it was all jammed up,” Vernon said of the rental car process.

He is waiting for the next available rental car to drive back to Ohio. He stated it’s would be around a 12 to 13 hour drive back home.

Family members are stranded

Traveler Samantha Brown also came to see her son graduate from Parris Island. She said family members on different flights are stranded at airports across the country.

Her message to others waiting to get home is to be patient.

“I mean, we’re all under a stressful situation right now, and just be kind to the next person,” Brown said.