21.  The crowd was so large and traffic so bad that several departing flights were delayed because not enough travelers managed to penetrate the multitude to check in on time.

22.  The software assigns codes to departing flights, enabling air traffic controllers to track them.

23.  The tarmac is built on landfill in Guanabara Bay, and departing flights swerve after takeoff to avoid Sugarloaf Mountain.

24.  There were no injuries but officials canceled all departing flights as a precaution.

25.  Arriving flights were diverted to a remote area of the airport while five departing flights were delayed, causing confusion and a crush of anxious passengers in the terminal.

26.  The officer said seven departing flights and nine arriving flights of PAL were cancelled.

27.  One runway was out of action Friday morning and departing flights were undergoing some delays, according to airports authority ADP.

28.  The Briton was placed under surveillance and arrested after he boarded a departing flight.

29.  The closure will delay departing flights by up to three hours, the national network said.