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BOSTON (WBZ NewsRadio) — Residents are flocking to Boston Logan Airport, trying to escape the New England winter after the brutal blizzard.
Golf bags and sun hats were plentiful at the airport as locals attempted to flee the arctic temperatures for some sunshine. Jimmy from Sharon says he definitely plans on putting on the green as residents continue to dig themselves out of the snow.
"Doing some golfing, seeing the grandparents, bringing a couple of my buddies along."
Logan was deserted on Monday after hundreds of flights in and out of Boston were cancelled due to the weather. Check-in counters and security lines appeared abandoned, with few Massport and TSA agents on sight. According to Flight Aware, at least 968 flights were cancelled. Now, some locals are heading south in hopes of getting away from the aftermath of the brutal cold. Dawn from Weymouth said that while she was once worried about the flight, now she's more concerned about swapping her heavy coats for fun in the sun in Florida.
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"Get a couple of drinks, sit at the bar, hang out, have some fun."
While Don from East Bridgewater said he is ditching the shoveling for a cruise ship, where he and his wife hope to enjoy the warmth, Connor from Needham says luckily, he didn't have to think about any parking bans.
"Thankfully, I don't have a car, so I don't have to deal with that, but you see the videos, it's pretty wild."
WBZ NewsRadio's Drew Moholland (@DrewWBZ) reports.