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Our thoughts are with all those threatened by Typhoon Ian.
Sean O’Neill
Airlines canceled over a thousand U.S. flights on Tuesday and Wednesday and several Florida airports are halting operations as they braced for effect from Hurricane Ian, which was set to make landfall in the state.
Airlines had ditched 321 flights on Tuesday and 1,148 on Wednesday across the U.S., according to flight-tracking site Flightaware.com.
About 1,400 flights within, into, or out of the United States were postponed since Tuesday, Flightaware.com data revealed.
Cyclone Ian went into the U.S. Gulf of Mexico on Tuesday and is forecast to end up being a dangerous, classification 4 storm over the warm waters of the Gulf, according to National Typhoon Center forecaster Eric Blake.
It is anticipated to bring hurricane-force winds of approximately 130 miles per hour (209 kph) and as much as 2 feet (0.6 meter) of rain to the Tampa area starting early on Wednesday through Thursday night.
St. Pete-Clearwater Airport halted operations at 1 p.m. ET Tuesday, while Tampa Airport will stop operations at 5 p.m. and Orlando International Airport will stop operations at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday.
The Federal Aviation Administration stated it was “closely keeping an eye on” Cyclone Ian and its course.
Major U.S. carriers likewise halted some operations.
“We’ve suspended operations today in Havana, Cuba, and will suspend operations starting this night in Tampa, Sarasota, and Fort Myers through Thursday, Sept. 29, 2022,” Southwest Airlines Co stated in a declaration.
American Airlines Group Inc said it has released a travel alert for 20 airports in the western Caribbean and Florida.
(Reporting by Kannaki Deka in Bengaluru and David Shepardson in Washington; Modifying by Krishna Chandra Eluri)
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