Powerful winter storm in the South continues to disrupt air travel

Snow and ice across the U.S. South are expected to relinquish their grip only slowly as the weekend continues. Major airports, including Atlanta and Charlotte, N.C., continued to report disruptions Saturday, while temperatures are expected to plunge after sundown Saturday, raising the risk that melting snow will refreeze, turning roadways treacherous. Sarah Waithera Wanyoike, who lives in the Atlanta suburb of Lilburn, was starting her second day at Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on Saturday. “There’s no indication that we’re leaving.” Delta Air Lines, the largest carrier at the Atlanta airport, said it was “working to recover,” saying cancellations would be worst among morning flights because of crews and airplanes that weren’t where they were supposed to be after the airline canceled 1,100 flights on Friday. Associated Press writer Amy reported from Atlanta, Finley from Norfolk, Va. AP reporters Adrian Sainz in Memphis, Tenn.; Kate Brumback in Atlanta; Jeff Martin in Kennesaw, Ga.; Makiya Seminera in Raleigh, N.C.; Jonathan Mattise in Nashville; Heather Hollingsworth in Kansas City; Isabella O’Malley in Philadelphia; Olivia Diaz in Richmond, Va.; Jeffrey Collins in Columbia, S.C.; and Lisa Baumann in Bellingham, Wa., contributed.