More than 100 passengers were still stranded at the two airports combined as of Aug. 28, [Houston Airport System spokesman Bill] Begley said. Many of those who remained stuck at Hobby, for instance, were from Houston, and it was safer to stay at the airport than to get back on the roads, he added.

“We’re finding inventive ways of taking care of passengers and staff,” Begley said, calling the efforts “a testimony to cooperation and solid partnerships.”