Delta Air Lines flights at Detroit Metro Airport (DTW) are grounded Friday morning. Here’s what we know so far.
Travelers at the end of the Thanksgiving holiday on Sunday were finding hundreds of flights delayed and canceled in Chicago following a winter storm in the Great Lakes region, while a wintry mix of rain and snow developed in the Northeast.
Millions of Michiganders are on the move this Thanksgiving weekend, traveling by car and plane, according to AAA.
As millions of Americans prepare to take to the skies for Thanksgiving, cybersecurity experts are warning travelers about a potential threat lurking in airport charging stations.
A man from Houston, Texas, has been charged with more than a dozen felonies after two men were found dead inside a Shelby Township car dealership.
Shelby Township police arrested a suspect in connection with a double homicide that occurred on Friday, Nov. 7, 2025, after executing a search warrant at a hotel near Detroit Metro Airport.
Travelers from coast to coast are scrambling at airports as more flights get canceled due to the government shutdown. Major airlines are scaling back flight routes, and Detroit Metro Airport is one of many affected.
The government shutdown is about to make air travel more difficult, as starting on Friday morning, the FAA will begin canceling flights out of 40 airports, including Detroit Metro Airport.
Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport is among the 40 possible airports that could reducing flights by 10% during the government shutdown.
As the government shutdown continues, 40 airports in the United States will have their flights cut by 10%.
The ongoing government shutdown has left TSA agents and air traffic controllers working without pay, increasing stress and absenteeism.
Federal workers who aid airport operations can get up to $20 in free food and beverages per day at Detroit Metro Airport.
A controversial TSA video is sparking outrage at airports, including Detroit Metro Airport, where a sign has been posted addressing those concerns.
Air travelers passing through checkpoints have been raising the alarm about a controversial video. It shows Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem addressing the ongoing government shutdown.
A man was arrested after driving his car through the perimeter fence at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport near Middlebelt Road and Northline Road around 10 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 9.
Michigan State Police have intercepted a runaway teen at Detroit Metro Airport minutes before her flight to meet an online stranger.
A Chinese student at the University of Michigan pleaded no contest Tuesday to smuggling charges following her arrest at Detroit Metro Airport in June.
On August 16, 1987, Northwest Airlines Flight 255 crashed shortly after takeoff from Detroit Metropolitan Airport. The crash resulted in the deaths of all six crew members, 148 of the 149 passengers and two people on the ground. The sole survivor was a four-year-old girl.
As of Monday night, here's a list of rainfall totals for some Metro Detroit cities after storms moved through the region.
The ground stop that was in effect for Delta flights at Detroit Metro Airport has been lifted, according to the Federal Aviation Administration.
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A Delta Airlines flight bound for Detroit from Omaha had to make an unscheduled stop in Cedar Rapids after a passenger tried to open an exit row door.
A security checkpoint at the Detroit Metro Airport was shut down and evacuated when TSA officers found an inert grenate.
After initially providing conflicting statements to officers, she ultimately told Customs and Border Protection that she was a doctoral student traveling to the University of Michigan to complete her research project and sent her research materials ahead of her arrival.
Federal authorities arrested a Chinese researcher connected to the University of Michigan, marking the third such case in two weeks involving the alleged smuggling of biological materials from China.
After initially providing conflicting statements to officers, she ultimately told Customs and Border Protection that she was a doctoral student traveling to the University of Michigan to complete her research project and sent her research materials ahead of her arrival.
A University of Michigan Chinese scholar was in court this week in connection with allegedly smuggling a potentially dangerous agricultural pathogen through Detroit Metro Airport last summer.
When told he needed to rebook, he reportedly called Spirit Airlines and claimed someone would attempt to blow up the plane and urged the airline not to let the flight board.
Monroe resident John Charles Robinson, 23, was arrested on a criminal complaint for calling Spirit Airlines and reporting a fake bomb threat for a flight departing from Detroit Metropolitan Airport.
A University of Michigan Chinese scholar will remain in custody after a federal judge rescheduled her detention hearing in a case involving the alleged smuggling of a potentially dangerous agricultural pathogen through Detroit Metro Airport last summer.
A couple smuggled a fungus into Detroit Metro Airport that’s responsible for billions of dollars’ worth of damage and major health defects in humans and animals, federal officials said. They allegedly planned to work on it at a University of Michigan lab.
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A Dearborn-based attorney said he was detained and targeted at Detroit Metro Airport because of his profession.
Data from the U.S. Department of Transportation shows that Detroit Metro Airport is one the most expensive busy airports to fly out of domestically.
Rare spore-spreading seed bugs were intercepted at Detroit Metro Airport, marking the third time the species has been intercepted in the U.S.
Safety concerns are being raised after a jet carrying 64 people collided with an Army helicopter near Washington, D.C., sending both aircraft into the Potomac River and killing everyone on board.
Saturday night will be cloudy with light snow showers winding down. Low temperatures will be around 20 degrees, and overnight wind chill values will dip as low as the single digits in some communities away from Detroit.
Detroit Metro Airport announced that it is adding 12 new shops, six new restaurants, and two video game lounges to the McNamara Terminal as contracts with other businesses expire.
Detroit Metro Airport announced that it is adding 12 new shops, six new restaurants, and two video game lounges to the McNamara Terminal as contracts with other businesses expire.
Detroit Metro Airport is completely stripping down and rebuilding 67 bathrooms in the McNamara Terminal.
A passenger flying from Ghana to Detroit Metro Airport tried to bring in 90 giant snails that can pose a public health threat to humans.
A Delta Air Lines flight from Detroit to Amsterdam was forced to make a stop after passengers were served spoiled food.
An Oakland County man has been sentenced for targeting two women on different days inside a Detroit Metro Airport parking garage.
For a once-in-a-lifetime experience, I am able to share my experience of seeing the total solar eclipse from a vantage point that not many people get to see.
Luckily enough, I was coming back from a trip on DAX’s first day of operation, so I was excited to try out the new service for the first time.
Through Jan. 10, Romulus had picked up only an inch of snow. Another inch and a half fell on Jan. 11. The winter storm of Jan. 12-13 dropped several more inches. During an 18-hour window ending Saturday morning, 4.7 inches had accumulated at the weather observation station for Metro Detroit’s records.
