Airmageddon (air + Armageddon)

“Airmageddon” (air + Armageddon) can mean several things, such as very bad air pollution. An “airmageddon” at an airport occurs when flights are cancelled (or delayed) and many passengers wait for hours at crowded gates.
 
“Airmageddon: Flight delayed 90 min, now its on time. I’ll settle for something in the middle” was posted on Twitter by Chan on March 27, 2011. “WTF….every LA flight is delayed. #AIRmageddon #fcuk” was posted on Twitter by Jasmine Pennamma on July 15, 2011. “Also, considering how many flights got cancelled, today is now officially #Airmageddon” was posted on Twitter by Sam H. Escobar on July 25, 2011. “AVOIDING ‘AIRMAGEDDON’ | Cancelled flights on APEC week now over 300” was posted on Twitter by All Pinoy News on October 31, 2015. “Travel Hell: Hundreds of Flights Cancelled Across US as Industry Braces For July 4 ‘Airmageddon’” was posted on Gateway Pundit on July 1, 2022.
     
“Carmageddon” (car + Armageddon) is a related term involving cars. “Trainmageddon”/“Trainageddon” (train + Armageddon) is a related term involving trains.
             
   
Wikipedia: Airmageddon
Airmageddon is a children’s technological game show that aired on CBBC from 20 February to 18 December 2016 and is hosted by Will Best and Rachel Stringer. The show involves teams of children using radio-controlled drones.
     
Twitter
Chan
@chanmageddon
Airmageddon: Flight delayed 90 min, now its on time. I’ll settle for something in the middle.
9:15 PM · Mar 27, 2011·Twitter for Android
   
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Jasmine Pennamma
@JasminePennamma
WTF….every LA flight is delayed. #AIRmageddon #fcuk
2:42 PM · Jul 15, 2011·Twitter for Android
   
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scaddude
@esdi
: Southwest flights to the Bay Area seems to have suffered from Airmageddon. Delays up the ass!
11:03 PM · Jul 15, 2011·Twidroyd for Android
   
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Sam H. Escobar
@myhairisblue
Also, considering how many flights got cancelled, today is now officially #Airmageddon
5:20 PM · Jul 25, 2011·Twitter SMS
 
Newspapers.com
3 February 2013, Los Angeles (CA) Times, “Cashing in on China’s air pollution” by Barbara Demick, pg. A6, col. 1:
An unprecedented wave of pollution throughout China) dubbed the “airpocalypse” or “airmageddon” by headline writers) has spwaned an entirely new industry.
       
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Michael Terpin
@michaelterpin
My @southwestair flight finally deplaning at LAX - and everyone has Tourette’s #airmageddon
2:20 AM · Jun 22, 2013·Twitter for iPhone
   
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TheaSelby
@TheaSelby
1/4 flights between LA and SF delayed. Total flight time, truly: 5 hours. That’s AIRmageddon. 75% of travel on NE Corridor by Amtrak. #CAHSR
12:06 PM · Feb 25, 2014·Twitter Web Client
   
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Lane McLaughlin 🏳️‍🌈🇺🇦
@spacattac
#airmageddon - when people act like absolute lunatics and like they’re the only people affected by flight cancellations.  Ya, just you buddy
2:55 AM · Jun 26, 2014·Twitter for iPhone
   
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Keith Risley
@kthrisley
Boarding passes in hand, finally on my way home on @AmericanAir.  Folks have been great with providing flight updates during #airmageddon.
5:52 PM · Sep 30, 2014·Twitter for Android Tablets
   
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OneStopParking.com
@OneStop_Parking
Flights delayed all over the U.S.  Be safe and check with your airlines before heading out. #besafe #airmageddon http://fb.me/6xzht3UXH
8:15 AM · Jan 27, 2015·Facebook
   
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All Pinoy News
@allpinoynews
AVOIDING ‘AIRMAGEDDON’ | Cancelled flights on APEC week now over 300 http://allpinoynews.com/avoiding-airmageddon-cancelled-flights-on-apec-week-now-over-300/
11:19 AM · Oct 31, 2015·WordPress.com
 
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LoyaltyLobby
@LoyaltyLobby
Airmageddon at LAX: Huge 14 Billion USD Airport Improvement Project Underway In Los Angeles! http://bit.ly/LAXIMPROVEMENT
4:40 AM · May 21, 2016·Twitter Web Client
 
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The Dormouse That Roared 🇺🇦🌍🌎🌏
@DormouseRoared
This graph from @speaktomo shows CO2 as a minimum of 850 million tonnes CO2 for the year, but more up to date information will be arriving soon. Presumably this is just flights so does not include total CO2 burden of making airports, etc.
This one just came to mind #Airmageddon
9:55 AM · Mar 10, 2019·Twitter Web App
 
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Ottawa Family Tree
@ottawafamtree
#Airmageddon
Caught fire in flight, couldn’t dump flaming fuel over #Moscow;
41 reported killed after #Russian passenger #airliner crash-lands in flames at Moscow airport
http://news.trust.org/item/20190505212859-65qsd/
8:07 PM · May 5, 2019·Twitter for iPad
   
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Giving up and having a nice Cuppa instead
@GivingCuppa
Is it my imagination or is the Government “engineering” a #lockdown by stealth? #CovidIsNotOver #CovidSupport #Stayhomestaysafe
#WereGoingNowhere #RailStrikes #Airmageddon #airports #FuelPrices
8:15 AM · Jun 20, 2022·Twitter Web App