Sentence examples for backlog of passengers from inspiring English sources

Poor weather in Mozdok had delayed flights into Chechnya, creating a backlog of passengers.

Those restrictions were finally eased in most places by Tuesday night, and airlines began returning to normal on Wednesday, struggling with a huge backlog of passengers.

Although Qantas is expected to be back into full operation after only one day, clearing the backlog of passengers is likely to take longer.

It could now take several weeks for airlines to work through the backlog of passengers, analysts said, provided the volcano does not act up.

"There is clearly a backlog of passengers that were unable to make their flights," a spokesman for the company, Steve Double, said.

And, since about 95,000 flights have been canceled since last Thursday, airlines confronted a huge backlog of passengers seeking to travel that could last for days or weeks.

Flights to the island of Koh Samui were reported to be operating normally and clearing up a backlog of stranded passengers.

Its rival easyJet said it was restarting flights in Britain and continental Europe but expected delays in the next few days because of the backlog of stranded passengers.

Mass transit limped back on Tuesday, as the area's commuter railroads resumed limited service and airports began trying to move backlogs of stranded passengers.

Its main problem now is its backlog of flights and expectant passengers.

While hub airports were operating again yesterday, a backlog of hundreds of thousands of grounded passengers would take most of this week to clear.