Air traffic at the San Diego International Airport was temporarily delayed Friday due to a hazmat spill that has been cleaned up.

Airport operations were back to normal by mid-afternoon, said airport spokesperson Nicole Hall.

Some news outlets had noted delays of up to 50 minutes, citing figures from the Federal Aviation Administration, though Hall said the delays were shorter. By mid-afternoon, the FAA’s website showed the delays had diminished.

“Traffic is experiencing gate hold and taxi delays lasting 15 minutes or less,” the FAA website said, close to 3 p.m. “Arrival traffic is experiencing airborne delays of 15 minutes or less.”

Storms in other parts of the U.S. have created holiday travel setbacks, with snow forecasted for parts of the northeast on Friday. Areas of the Pacific No

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