With Hurricane Irma approaching Florida, airlines are starting to cancel flights into and out of several of the state’s airports, including Sarasota Bradenton International. “I said, ‘Get me a flight anywhere, two seats anywhere, ‘ and they got me a flight to Dallas for $99”.
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“The airport is a mess down there”.
Thomson has cancelled or postponed some of its Dominican Republic and Cuba flights.
“We have as many as 250 families staying in Romulus hotels”, said Tim Keyes, economic development director for Romulus. I just think it’s awful.
“We’re really seeing a lot of good of people working together, along with the bad people who I will put out of business”, Bondi said.
“I don’t want nothing”, he said, insulting a social worker.
“I was getting ready to hunker down and ride out the storm”, said evacuee Maria Velasco, as she waited for her bags at D/FW Airport with her 6-year-old daughter.
Southwest Airlines will also cancel all flights starting Friday evening through Sunday to and from Fort Lauderdale, Fort Myers, and West Palm Beach.
JetBlue provides flights out of Jacksonville, Tampa, Orlando, and Fort Lauderdale. Got the house boarded up.
“I know what it is, because my whole house was torn down”. We’re here until Tuesday, supposedly. “It wasn’t as full as it was scheduled to be, likely because some folks opted not to go”, said Strebing. “Safety and security of our guests is our number one priority”, she said.
One passenger jokingly said he kissed the ground when his flight arrived.
It found other flights from Florida to safer places for over $1,000, that a few days ago were less than $200. “Gulf Coast High School still has plenty of seats available in the auditorium”, officials from Collier County, Florida announced on Saturday, as Naples area residents looked for possible shelter from the storm.
“I am not going to sign suicide notes for people who are homeless in my community”.
“The most important thing is clarity”, attorney Rod Smith, employment lawyer and partner at the Florida firm Avera & Smith, told weather.com.
With gas in short supply and Florida roads overcrowded, Smith said driving wasn’t an option. “I want to be there earlier and not spend Irma right here in Miami”. The New Times reports that dozens of cranes used to construct the city’s array of luxury condo towers are created to withstand hurricanes – but not the likes of Irma. Schrader says he informed his employer about his situation, but the publication claims Schrader never communicated with them. “Don’t expect us to come get you”.
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Isabella San Hueza is hoping to make the most out of the unexpected trip north.
