Texas tornadoes, hail: Damage to planes at Dallas Fort Worth International Airport

More than 110 aircraft at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport sustained hail damage on Tuesday as tornadoes tore through the region.
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Posted: 04/03/2012

DALLAS, TX - More than 110 aircraft at Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport sustained hail damage on Tuesday as tornadoes tore through the region, the airport reported. Airlines canceled 400 departures, and 40 incoming flights were diverted to other airports because of the storm, officials said.

American Airlines canceled nearly all its departures from its hub at DFW on Tuesday evening and diverted others to different airports.

DFW spokesman David Magana said there were no reports of damage to the airport itself. Magana said employees pulled passengers in the terminals away from glass windows during the storms and directed them to stairwells, stores and restaurants in the inside area of the airport.

Flights also were canceled at Dallas Love Field, which is a big base for Southwest Airlines. That airline canceled more than 45 flights in and out of the airport by Tuesday evening.

Reported by CNN and Associated Press