Travel

In some cases, it may cost more for a family to sit together on a flight. But that could be changing. The transportation department is looking to make traveling with kids easier with its new "family seating dashboard."

While about 30% of outgoing flights and 20% of incoming flights have been canceled as of Thursday morning, some flights are getting out on one runway. Departures are expected to build back up later in the day.

FOX 9's Hannah Flood spoke to MnDOT officials Thursday morning, who told her that snow plow crews are facing two big challenges during the "last gasp" of this week's winter storm: 1) the speed of the snowfall and 2) wind blowing the snow back onto roads after they have been plowed. The area southwest of the metro poses the biggest problem, with snow difts covering roadways. MnDot is advising against driving on certain roads. Check their 511 map for the most up-to-date information at 511mn.org.

After hundreds of cancellations at Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport on Wednesday, another 200 flights have already been canceled on Thursday as of 6 a.m.

As wave 2 of the Minnesota snowstorm sweeps into the metro, Babs Santos joined FOX Weather with a look at the roads around the metro.

The Minneapolis-St. Paul International Airport (MSP) has announced the newest set of voices that will both welcome and inform travelers via its intercom system throughout the next year. Here's an inside look at some of the recording process.