Luggage, passengers stranded at Harry Reid Int'l Airport as post-holiday flights continue to get canceled

The chaos at Harry Reid International Airport kept building in the days after Christmas as flights continued to get canceled and luggage began to pile up in the baggage claim area.

Kailin Doucette and her dog were one of many left waiting for bags outside the Southwest office Tuesday. She was attempting to make it home to New Orleans for Christmas, but ultimately never made it.

“Essentially my flight kept getting delayed until I missed my connecting flight,” says passenger Kailin Doucette.

Though she never left the airport, she's still hunting for her luggage.

“This is madness. I hope all my things are there," she said. "I feel [the airport] is severely understaffed."

Additionally, many have ended up stranded in Las Vegas after the holidays, with little to no options for a way home. One such passenger is Susie Townsend, whose flight to Denver was canceled late Tuesday night.

“I'm now [getting] on a Greyhound bus at 1:35 a.m. — in like a few hours," Townsend said. "I am not excited."

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