Numerous Florida airports remained closed on Thursday with hundreds of flights canceled within the wake of Hurricane Ian.Simply earlier than midnight on Wednesday, Jacksonville Worldwide Airport tweeted that its airport terminal had closed and all Thursday flights had been canceled. The airport did not say when it could reopen.Key West Worldwide Airport reopened on Thursday at 7 a.m., the airport stated on its web site.Orlando Worldwide Airport tweeted an operational replace Thursday morning, saying industrial operations had been anticipated to renew someday Friday. “At any time when a selected time is set, we’ll share it on our social media channels and web site,” the assertion stated.The airports beneath stay closed, in line with data from the Federal Aviation Administration’s airport standing map.Whereas a lot of the airports haven’t introduced reopening plans, the FAA map gave the next estimated reopening instances, as of midday ET Thursday:• Daytona Seaside Worldwide anticipated to reopen at 6 p.m. ET Oct. 5• Orlando Worldwide anticipated to reopen at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday• Sarasota-Bradenton Worldwide anticipated to reopen at 7:59 p.m. ET Thursday• Southwest Florida Worldwide (Fort Myers-Lee County) anticipated to reopen at midday ET Friday• St. Pete-Clearwater Worldwide anticipated to reopen Friday at midday ET• Tampa Worldwide anticipated to reopen on at midday ET Friday.Vacationers are suggested to test airport web sites and social media postings in addition to with their airways for particular data and to verify timing.Miami Worldwide Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport are open, however some flights have been delayed and canceled.Roughly 2,000 Thursday flights within the U.S. had been canceled by 10:00 a.m. ET, in line with knowledge from flight monitoring website FlightAware. Greater than 2,100 U.S. flights had been canceled on Wednesday.The airports in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville had been main with essentially the most cancellations Thursday morning.Greater than 900 Friday flights had additionally been canceled by Thursday morning.Greater than 250 Thursday American Airways flights had been canceled by 10:00 a.m. ET, in line with FlightAware.American clients touring by airports in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas can rebook flights with out change charges.Video: Timelapse reveals storm surge in Sanibel Island attributable to Hurricane IanOther U.S. carriers, together with Delta, Southwest and United, have additionally launched versatile insurance policies for impacted passengers.Because the storm approached, the FAA stated in a press release that it was “carefully monitoring Hurricane Ian and its path,” underscoring that it doesn’t cancel industrial flights.”Earlier than any storm hits, we put together and shield air visitors management services and gear alongside the projected storm path so operations can shortly resume after the hurricane passes to assist catastrophe reduction efforts.”
Numerous Florida airports remained closed on Thursday with hundreds of flights canceled within the wake of Hurricane Ian.
Simply earlier than midnight on Wednesday, Jacksonville Worldwide Airport tweeted that its airport terminal had closed and all Thursday flights had been canceled. The airport did not say when it could reopen.
Key West Worldwide Airport reopened on Thursday at 7 a.m., the airport stated on its web site.
Orlando Worldwide Airport tweeted an operational replace Thursday morning, saying industrial operations had been anticipated to renew someday Friday. “At any time when a selected time is set, we’ll share it on our social media channels and web site,” the assertion stated.
The airports beneath stay closed, in line with data from the Federal Aviation Administration’s airport standing map.
Whereas a lot of the airports haven’t introduced reopening plans, the FAA map gave the next estimated reopening instances, as of midday ET Thursday:
• Daytona Seaside Worldwide anticipated to reopen at 6 p.m. ET Oct. 5
• Orlando Worldwide anticipated to reopen at 10:30 a.m. ET Friday
• Sarasota-Bradenton Worldwide anticipated to reopen at 7:59 p.m. ET Thursday
• Southwest Florida Worldwide (Fort Myers-Lee County) anticipated to reopen at midday ET Friday
• St. Pete-Clearwater Worldwide anticipated to reopen Friday at midday ET
• Tampa Worldwide anticipated to reopen on at midday ET Friday.
Vacationers are suggested to test airport web sites and social media postings in addition to with their airways for particular data and to verify timing.
Miami Worldwide Airport and Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood Worldwide Airport are open, however some flights have been delayed and canceled.
Roughly 2,000 Thursday flights within the U.S. had been canceled by 10:00 a.m. ET, in line with knowledge from flight monitoring website FlightAware. Greater than 2,100 U.S. flights had been canceled on Wednesday.
The airports in Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville had been main with essentially the most cancellations Thursday morning.
Greater than 900 Friday flights had additionally been canceled by Thursday morning.
Greater than 250 Thursday American Airways flights had been canceled by 10:00 a.m. ET, in line with FlightAware.
American clients touring by airports in Florida, Georgia and the Carolinas can rebook flights with out change charges.
Video: Timelapse reveals storm surge in Sanibel Island attributable to Hurricane Ian
Different U.S. carriers, together with Delta, Southwest and United, have additionally launched versatile insurance policies for impacted passengers.
Because the storm approached, the FAA stated in a press release that it was “carefully monitoring Hurricane Ian and its path,” underscoring that it doesn’t cancel industrial flights.
“Earlier than any storm hits, we put together and shield air visitors management services and gear alongside the projected storm path so operations can shortly resume after the hurricane passes to assist catastrophe reduction efforts.”
