Delayed flights keep passengers at airport on Christmas Eve

Friday, December 24, 2010 | 2:47 p.m. CST

 COLUMBIA — Linda Vennicia Oates, 20, sat patiently in her chair at the Columbia Regional Airport on Friday with her coat folded in her lap and two small black suitcases under her feet. She was flying to Nashville, Tenn., to visit her boyfriend and his family for Christmas.

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