According to the Director of Communications with DIA, Alex Renteria, about 1,000 people were stuck in the airport last night.
鈥淲e worked with Southwest Airlines to ensure those folks had snacks and water,鈥� she said. 鈥淲e also passed out blankets to the folks that stayed overnight.鈥�
Some of the airport鈥檚 restaurants extended their hours to accommodate stranded travelers.
According to Renteria, aside from delays and cancelations from Southwest, operations at the airport were pretty smooth.
鈥淲e aren鈥檛 seeing lines nearly as long as they were days prior just due to the weather, but now we鈥檙e seeing more support with their luggage,鈥� she said.
Ultimately, about 60% of Southwest鈥檚 flights were canceled. Another 200 flights were delayed, most of them Southwest and United.
