Written by Abhinav Parmar
Oct. 8 – As Hurricane Milton prepares to make landfall in Florida on Wednesday, U.S. airlines cancel flights and some Florida airports close in anticipation of disruption. , adjusting their schedules.
As of Tuesday afternoon, 1,311 flights to and from the U.S. were delayed and 701 canceled, according to flight tracking data providers, and more than 1,500 flights scheduled for Wednesday had already been cancelled. Flight Aware that number is expected to increase further.
Southwest Airlines, one of the largest U.S. airlines, said it is adjusting schedules at several airports where flight operations have been suspended, including Tampa International Airport and Orlando International Airport.
Orlando International Airport, one of the busiest airports in the United States, announced it would suspend flights at 8 a.m. local time Wednesday, while Tampa International Airport closed Tuesday, according to a notice on its website. It was announced that.
Raymond James analysts say Allegiant Air, Sun County Airlines and JetBlue Airways could be adversely affected if recent hurricanes Milton and Helen hit Florida and weighed on travel demand. It is said to be one of the most expensive airlines.
On Tuesday, JetBlue and Allegiant canceled 41 and 92 flights, respectively, according to FlightAware, while Sun Country told Reuters it had canceled about 19 passenger flights.
Allegiant Airlines said in a statement that it “expects to resume service later this week, but that decision is based on a variety of factors.”
More than 1 million people were ordered to evacuate Tuesday from Hurricane Milton, which was expected to grow in size as it approaches Florida’s stricken Gulf Coast.
In response to the expected disruption, some airlines, including United Airlines, JetBlue and Air Canada, have added additional capacity to move people out of Florida.
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