Heartwarming reunions at DFW Airport for the holidays – NBC 5 Dallas-Fort Worth

Despite technical and weather delays, North Texas families weren’t going to let the holiday get spoiled. People came from far and wide to embrace their loved ones who were eagerly awaiting their arrival.

Grace Bradbury said the journey, with all its obstacles, was worth it to get home to North Texas. Her family welcomed her with flowers and a handwritten sign.

“It’s been a very long morning,” she said. “I got about three and a half hours of sleep last night. It snowed this morning on the way to the airport, and then I sat for a long time, and then I sat for a long time on the plane.”

She lives in New York now. Still, she agrees with the lyrics, which say there’s no place like home for the holidays; and coincidentally her birthday.

“My whole family is here and I get to eat food and just have a good birthday and have a good Christmas,” she said.

The gates of arrivals were busy with people eager to see their loved ones. For some, it is a once-a-year reunion. Hector Rubio’s mom and dad flew in from El Paso.

“It is very special. They get to travel once a year and it is Christmas that we decide to meet,” he said. “We’re going to spend time with my brother in Fort Worth, and it should be a good time. They’re getting older, we don’t know how many years we have together, so it’s very important.”