....At the airport, flights were rerouted as authorities moved to enforce a shutdown of flights during the opening ceremony. A total of 332 flights were rescheduled or canceled during a four-hour period from 6-10 p.m. A few people stood around watching the opening ceremonies on a large television at the airport, where screeners and security guards stood around with nothing to do. "I thought Delta (Airlines) would give me free tickets to the opening ceremony because they stranded me here," said Nancy Johnson, who had to sit out the airport closure before she could connect to a flight home to Seattle. Flight restrictions went into effect at midnight Thursday for a 90-mile wide area over Salt Lake City for the remainder of the Olympics. Until the games are over, only commercial airliners and planes that go through security checks at four gateway airports in other states will be allowed through the airspace. Making sure the airspace is clear will be about a dozen U.S. Customs Black Hawk helicopters and several F-16 jets stationed at nearby Hill Air Force Base. "If you violate the restrictions you will be able to tell your children and grandchildren you flew formation with the Department of Defense or Treasury Department," FAA spokesman Mike Fergus said. ....... http://apnews.excite.com/article/20020209/D7HI9F3O1.html Walter DCA