Travelers at Jacksonville International Airport react to grounded flights
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A Jacksonville traveler headed home without making it to New York after a nationwide ground stop disrupted flights, leaving passengers at Jacksonville International Airport waiting for updates and transportation.Rebecca said she had already been delayed for several hours when the plane she was supposed to board landed. After things appeared normal, the pilot came out and announced that planes nationwide were grounded.“I thought he was kidding for a minute,” Rebecca said. “I’m on my way home without getting to New York.”She had planned to fly to John F. Kennedy International Airport for a Monday concert at Carnegie Hall — a lifelong dream. She said she would try again the next day, though she was unsure what to expect.“The whole airport, the whole atmosphere changed,” she said. “People started panicking. They immediately got on their phones.”At the airport, people were gathered along both sides of the road near ground transportation, including passengers who had gotten off planes and ot