The hurricane is expected to unleash destructive winds and torrential downpours.
FLORIDA: Airlines in the US cancelled more than 850 flights today as Hurricane Idalia made landfall in Florida’s Big Bend region as an “extremely dangerous” Category 3 storm.
Southwest Airlines cancelled more than 200 flights, while Delta Air Lines and American Airlines cancelled 148 and 98 flights, respectively, as of 8.17am ET, according to flight-tracking website Flightaware.com.Airports at Tampa, Clearwater and Tallahassee shut down operations and were monitoring the status of the storm.
Drawing strength from the Gulf of Mexico’s warm waters, Idalia was forecast to unleash destructive winds and torrential downpours that will cause coastal flooding up to 4.88m deep. Idalia grew from a tropical storm into a hurricane early yesterday, a day after passing west of Cuba, where it damaged homes, knocked out power, flooded villages and prompted mass evacuations.
“With Tampa Airport closing at midnight yesterday, we cancelled everything there through at least afternoon today and we’re awaiting a decision from the airport as to when it will reopen to commercial service,” Southwest Airlines said.Subscribe to our newsletter and get news delivered to your mailbox.
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