OMAHA, Neb. (KMTV) — Whether it was physically getting to the airport or catching a flight once they got there, Eppley Airfield was an adventure for many people over the last couple of days.
“The drive was nothing nice. It was scary. I went against everybody telling me, but it meant a lot to me to spend my Christmas with my children and my grandkids,” said Jackie Grayson, who drove approximately 50 miles from Elliott, Iowa.
She had hopes of landing in Long Beach, California later on Thursday.
“I’m excited that I made it here alive,” said Grayson.
She made it to the airport and it appears she made her flight.
Mary Upson from Fremont wasn’t so lucky in catching a plane.
Her flight to Denver was canceled Wednesday night, so she stayed the night with hopes of hopping on a redeye.
“I slept in one of those cubicles for a while and just laid on the floor and just said ‘yeah it’s fine,” said Upson.
But her Thursday morning flight was also called off. She now is hoping she can get to Denver on Friday.
“You know, you just kind of just have to have to go with it. I don’t have any little kids with me so it’s not a problem,” said Grayson.
On Wednesday 3 News Now spoke with Burdette Kratke, who was so happy she got in before the storm.
“I feel very lucky,” said Kratke on Wednesday.
Her luck seemed to change as she was also trying to get to Denver, but that didn’t happen — at least last night.
With hotels booked. She sent in a picture of her sleeping in the airport and said holiday music played and that she kept a positive attitude the whole time.
That was a theme.
“I kept thinking, five times, I wanna turn around and go home but I kept thinking I made it this far, keep going, keep trudging,” said Grayson.
See a list of arrivals and departures at Eppley Airfield here.
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