“Rapid Recovery” at St. Louis Airport After Tornado

Written by Pat's Papers | Monday, 25 April 2011 7:12 AM

There’s been a “rapid recovery” at St. Louis’ Lambert Airport after a tornado pummeled the terminal on Friday. Two hundred out of a scheduled 250 flights—about 85 percent—are expected to take off today says the St. Louis Post Dispatch; only one airline is still out of commission. Repairs will take months, but officials think they can be up to a full schedule of flights by the middle of the week.

If you haven’t seen it yet, the video from inside the airport during the tornado is frightening:

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Here an exterior view of the damage:

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