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More than 1,100 flights cancelled as as Hurricane Dorian approaches East Coast

Monday, September 2, 2019

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Travelling on Labour Day has turned into an uphill task this year. Already a crazy day at airports across the country as travellers head home from the last hurrah of summer, it will cause more headaches this year.

 

Various airlines have cancelled about 1,130 flights on Monday within, into, or out of the United States because of Hurricane Dorian as of 11 a.m. EST, according to flight tracker FlightAware.

 

Florida airports account for the bulk of the cancellations, with Fort Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport topping the list after the airport announced plans to close at noon Monday. According to FlightAware, there are 543 flight cancellations to and from Fort Lauderdale, home to big operations for Southwest, Spirit and JetBlue.

 

Orlando International Airport cancelled 243 flights even though the airport rescinded plans to be closed Monday after the hurricane’s path shifted. Airlines had already cancelled flights and, for the most part, have not reinstated them.

 

Eighty-nine flights to and from Palm Beach International Airport were cancelled after the airport announced Sunday it would cease operations on Monday. An additional 83 flights to and from Miami International have been cancelled.

 

Florida-based Spirit airlines cancelled the most Monday flights so far with about 270. Spirit acknowledged long wait times to reach the airline via its reservations centre and on Twitter and Facebook, and it added two toll-free lines, one in English and one in Spanish, to help travellers.

 

Major cancellations also have hit JetBlue and Southwest, with about 200 and 150 respectively, according to FlightAware.

 

Labour Day flight cancellations may mount as the storm’s path along the East Coast becomes more clear and cancellations are likely to spill beyond the holiday and beyond Florida, depending on where Dorian goes after pummelling the Bahamas. Charlotte, North Carolina, for example, is a big hub for American Airlines. As of 11 a.m. Eastern there were just over 50 flights canceled to and from Charlotte.

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