As the Northeast shivered and came to a snowstorm-related standstill early Friday, travelers trying to get out of South Florida scrambled — and, in some cases, settled in.
"I've been here two hours," said Joe Tamburro, a grocery executive from Toronto trying to find a plane to take him home after American canceled his connecting flight in New York. About 30 people stood in a rebooking line ahead of him at Miami International Airport, but at least 200 queued behind him, too. As he inched his pile of luggage toward the ticket counter, Tamburro shared his low expectations for a quick return.