FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — For the second time in less than a week, thunderstorms prompted a ground stop at Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport.
The Federal Aviation Administration said all flights in and out of Fort Lauderdale were temporarily halted Monday afternoon until conditions improved.
Due to thunderstorms over #FLL, there is a @FAANews ground stop in place & flight activity is temporarily halted until conditions improve. Motorists should avoid the E. Perimeter Road entrance to the airport due to the rising waters in this area & use alternate routes instead.
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) April 17, 2023
Drivers were also advised to avoid the Perimeter Road entrance to the airport "due to the rising waters in this area."
It came days after historic flooding closed the airport for days and transformed the runway into a river.
WATCH: Flooding transforms runway into river
Several travelers took to Twitter to complain that they had been stuck on their planes, which were stopped on the tarmac, for hours.
We have been sitting on the plane on the tarmac for over 2 hours…why would they board passengers when they saw a storm coming? FL is wild!!!
— Anna Bella (@AnnaBella114) April 17, 2023
We boarded at 12:10 and they kept us on the flight without any food and said the food was never loaded nor the luggage, so why were we? lol
— Anna Bella (@AnnaBella114) April 17, 2023
Shortly before 3 p.m., departing flights were cleared for takeoff. But the ground stop remained in effect for all arriving flights.
.#WeatherUpdate #1: Thunderstorm activity has subsided at #FLL, and departure flights are taking off. The @FAANews ground stop is still in effect for arrivals. Avoid the E. Perimeter Road entrance to the airport until the standing water recedes, and use other elevated routes.
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) April 17, 2023
By 4:18 p.m., the ground stop had been lifted and all flights were cleared for takeoff and arrival. However, delays were expected as a result of the hourslong ground stop.
.#WeatherUpdate #3: @FAANews has lifted the ground stop at #FLL for arrival flights, so airplanes are now arriving and departing the airport. Delays, however, are expected due to the lingering effects of today's #thunderstorm activity. #SafeTravel
— Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Int'l Airport (FLL) (@FLLFlyer) April 17, 2023
