The Savannah-Hilton Head International Airport plans to resume flight operations Friday. The airlines have canceled numerous flights following the winter storm that hit the area Tuesday.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was apprehended in Georgia this week, delaying a flight from Savannah/Hilton Head to Chicago Midway. The pilot was reportedly escorted from the plane shortly before it was due to fly on Wednesday morning.

Southwest Airlines confirmed the pilot had been removed from duty and apologized to customers whose travel plans were disrupted.

The pilot at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport who was removed from the cockpit and charged with driving under the influence before a flight Wednesday morning admitted to drinking “light beers” the night before and reportedly refused to take a blood test that would determine alcohol content.

A Southwest Airlines flight was delayed multiple hours this week after a pilot was reportedly arrested and charged with DUI before takeoff in Georgia.

A close call is what passengers of Flight 3772 are calling the incident. “We felt it moving away, and then it just stopped,” said passenger Robert Newmerch. Newmerch says he was heading to his layover in Chicago from the Savannah Airport,

The pilot, David Paul Allsop, was taken off a flight to Chicago at the airport in Savannah, Ga., on Wednesday, officials said.

Savannah Hilton Head International Airport prepares to resume flights after a snowstorm caused significant disruptions.

A Southwest Airlines pilot suspected of being drunk was removed from the cockpit and arrested just before takeoff Wednesday at a Georgia airport, according to airline officials and authorities in the state.

A Southwest Airlines pilot was arrested early Wednesday morning for DUI at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport. Chatham County police confirmed the arrest Wednesday. The flight was delayed from 6:05 to 10:56 a.m. as the airline worked to find another pilot.

Runways at the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport reopened at noon on Friday. Kristi Noem confirmed as secretary of homeland security 25 Actresses Who Underwent Dramatic Makeovers for Roles

The continued presence of ice around the city has the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport uncertain when they will be able to resume flights. According to a spokesperson with the airport, the runways could be closed until Friday,