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A weekend snowstorm forced mass flight cancellations at Minneapolis–St. Paul International Airport, with 346 arrivals canceled and 381 departures canceled (over 660 total). Heavy snow and 30–50 mph winds disrupted travel statewide; despite the disruptions, 69 departures and 105 arrivals were on time, and MnDOT issued a no-travel advisory for southern Minnesota.
A Delta Air Lines Boeing 737 made an emergency landing at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport after descending to a lower altitude to evaluate a potential maintenance issue. The flight landed safely and earlier than scheduled, following a series of incidents involving Boeing planes in recent months, including an Alaska Airlines emergency landing in January. This emergency landing comes shortly after two Delta planes clipped wings on a taxiway, with no injuries reported.
Two Delta Air Lines Airbus A320 planes clipped wings on a taxiway at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport, with a total of 271 people aboard, resulting in no injuries. The collision occurred during pushback from the gate, described as a "low-speed contact," and Delta teams are working to reaccommodate customers to their final destinations while investigating the incident.
A record snowfall of 8.2 inches was reported at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Sunday, with 6 to 12 inches falling across the greater Twin Cities area and over a foot in northern Minnesota. Winter storm and blizzard warnings continue for northern Minnesota, with several more inches of snow and high winds expected. In the Twin Cities, rain will continue Monday but change back to snow on Tuesday, potentially adding another inch or two.
Frontier Airlines is introducing five new routes from Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport with fares as low as $19 one way, available for purchase until Thursday. The low ticket prices are valid for nonstop travel on select days through June 5th, 2022, for the new routes to Dallas-Fort Worth, Atlanta, Philadelphia, Cleveland, and Cincinnati.
A passenger on a Sun Country Airlines flight attempted to evade arrest by opening the emergency exit and running onto the tarmac at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. The suspect, wanted for violating a restraining order and drug charges, was eventually apprehended hiding inside an airline food service truck after a search conducted by multiple law enforcement agencies. The airport operations were unaffected during the incident.
A man wanted on drug charges, Jeremiah Raymond Hoskins, attempted to escape police by leaping off a Sun Country flight at the Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. He opened the emergency exit and jumped onto the tarmac, successfully evading officers. However, he was later found hiding inside a food service truck and arrested. Hoskins was wanted for drug charges in Wright County, Minnesota, and was also charged with trespassing and violating a restraining order. No passengers or crew members were harmed during the incident.
The FAA is investigating a near-miss incident between American Airlines Flight 2406 and Delta Air Lines Flight 1163 at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport. An air traffic controller instructed the American Airlines flight to cancel its landing due to the Delta flight still on the runway, but the American Airlines flight passed above and to the left side of the Delta flight. No injuries were reported.