Florida’s gas shortages keep getting worse as millions of motorists flee Hurricane Irma’s path of destruction. The Fort Worth-based carrier said it has canceled more than 2,500 flights as of Friday stretching through September 11. Combined with cancellations in the Caribbean, almost 6,000 flights have been axed since Irma began affecting flights.
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American Airlines has canceled all flights at SRQ between noon Saturday and 11 a.m. Monday, and Elite Airways has canceled its Sunday flights.
Flight tracking website FlightAware reports almost 7,000 flights in or out of Florida were cancelled.
He failed to get one as the stores were all out of stock, so made a decision to chance his luck and arrived at Miami International Airport to buy a plane ticket with his pet in tow.
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“As of 4:00 p.m. today, there are 41 departures and 55 arrivals (96 flights total) cancelled at MIA because of Hurricane Irma”.
Over in central Florida, Orlando International will suspend commercial operations beginning Saturday evening. Its last flights were Friday. Neither airline could be reached for comment on details about those flights.
JetBlue will charge a maximum of $99 up to the last available seat for direct flights and a maximum of $159 up to the last available seat for connecting flights, Yahoo Finance reported.
Southwest Airlines:Will cancel flights at RSW after its 7:30 p.m. Friday flight to Atlanta.
Delta acknowledged that possibility Saturday, urging customers with connections through Atlanta early next week to consider changing their itineraries. Log on to https://www.allegiantair.com/travel-alerts for details going forward.
Cruise ship passengers left stranded are just some of the many displaced travelers trying to leave South Florida ahead of Hurricane Irma.
Officials asked those with flights scheduled to depart from or land at the Pinellas County airport to contact the airline for more information.
A California man said he missed his connecting flight to Bolivia despite being assured in Los Angeles that the Miami leg of his trip would be fine.
While MIA is optimistic they can partially reopen starting Tuesday, Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport’s timetable is in limbo.
CBS North Carolina caught up with some of the people flying into RDU International Airport Thursday. Airlines had earlier taken as many passengers as possible out of the path of the storm.
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Other major Florida insurers being hit include Heritage Insurance Holdings and Tampa-based HCI Group, both of which are down around 20 percent this week.
