Long lines, delays seen at FLL due to weather and limitations at security checkpoints

Between bad weather and Transportation Security Administration staffing shortages, travel hiccups continue to frustrate airline passengers in South Florida.

On Tuesday, there was a scene at Fort Lauderdale-International Airport that most travelers would like to forget.

Stranded travelers were weary after a long night of cancellations on Monday night.

“There were hundreds of people sleeping on the floor,” Luce Lepine said.

Tiffany Davis told NBC6 that she is trying to get to Baltimore.

“And then they have this long line outside of the airport, and you stand in it to get a flight,” she said.

But for Davis, that didn’t work.

“We’re currently looking now for a rental car,” she said.

Long early morning lines crowded Terminal 3 and even stretched out onto the sidewalk outside Terminal 4.

Flight delays and cancellations have come between spring break travelers and their destinations.

“I’m just trying to get on my flight, I’m trying to go home, I haven’t slept in probably four days,” David Tsava said.

For Tsava, it’s like a bad dream.

“Kept getting delayed, delayed, delayed,” he said. “Almost seven hours now. I’m getting tired of this.” Flying spirit to get to Maryland.”

Lacey and her son were supposed to be back home in Detroit on Saturday.

“I’m exhausted, I mean, it doesn’t really help to get mad and frustrated because that’s just gonna make everybody else upset, so you just do the best that you can,” she said.

As of Tuesday evening, at FLL, there were 304 delays and 98 cancellations. At MIA, there were 315 delays and 48 cancellations, according to FlightAware data.