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Originally Posted by mtezel

I've also had flights delayed or cancelled because of lightning within 10 miles of DFW. At this point they pull the ground crews from the tarmac, and stop prepping the plane. I understand being safe, but this almost seems a little extreme, especially in the DFW area, where small storms pass through often

Same thing in Florida. Read this.

It doesn't matter if they have small storms pass on a regular basis or not, the rampers prefer not to die on the job, or at least get injured. 10 miles in a standard distance for any airline. The rampers in the news story above should never have been out there.