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Eastern storm causes Edmonton flight delays and cancellations

Edmonton – After a large number of flight delays and cancellations Sunday night due to a storm in Eastern Canada and the United States, airlines flying out of the Edmonton International Airport (EIA) were taking steps to clear a backlog of stranded passengers.

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On Monday morning, airlines told passengers they would begin flying larger planes and adding flights in an effort to make certain everyone would get to their destination before Christmas.

The extra measures appeared to help the situation at EIA. At 7:30 Monday morning, the majority of flights were leaving and arriving on time, with two departures and one arrival being cancelled.

Go to the EIA website to get the full list of arriving and departing flights.

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