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As Hurricane Matthew began to bear down on southern Florida on Thursday, airlines cancelled thousandsĀ of regularly scheduled flights in preparation for airport closures. A few carriers also ramped up flights in an attempt to evacuate everyone from the areas in the path of the storm.
According to FlightAware, over 3,700 flights had been cancelled nationwide from Wednesday through Saturday as of 5 p.m. EDT Thursday. This included about 90 percent of Miami International Airportās (MIA) daily operating schedule.
In a press release, Delta said they had cancelled about 240 flights from Friday as of 5 p.m. EDT Thursday, as well as an additional 45 on Saturday. The number is expected to grow as the weekend nears. However, the airline also said they are hoping to evacuate as many people as possible before the storm hits.
āFollowing evacuation orders by state officials in Florida, Georgia and South Carolina, Delta expanded its drawdown of flights to and from affected airports along the Southeast U.S. beginning tonight through Saturday,ā the statement read.
All major U.S. airlines had announced cancellation policies in anticipation of the storm. The majority of the policies cover most of Florida, South Carolina, North Carolina, and some of Georgia. American Airlinesā policy covered 31 cities in their network, stretching all the way to Haiti.
Delta also said in a statement that they plan on restarting operations to various cities in Florida as the storm passed and that they would do so as they see fit.
The airline stated, āPlans to restart operations at airports throughout eastern Florida will be developed as conditions warrant based on information from airports, public officials and others.ā
Hurricane Matthew Travel Policies for All Major U.S. Carriers:
American: https://www.aa.com/i18n/travel-info/travel-alerts.jsp
Delta: http://www.delta.com/content/www/en_US/traveling-with-us/advisories/hurricane-matthew.html
Frontier: https://www.flyfrontier.com/alert/
JetBlue: https://www.jetblue.com/JetblueAlerts/WeatherUpdate.aspx
Southwest:Ā https://www.southwest.com/html/advisories/swa_travel_advisory_20168281475106509419.html
Spirit: https://www.spirit.com/TravelAdvisory.aspx
United: https://www.united.com/CMS/en-US/travel/news/Pages/travelnotices.aspx
Parker joined AirlineGeeks as a writer and photographer in 2016, combining his longtime love for aviation with a newfound passion for journalism. Since then, heās worked as a Senior Writer before becoming Editor-in-Chief of the site in 2020. Originally from Dallas and an American frequent flyer, he left behind the cityās rich aviation history to attend college in North Carolina, where heās studying economics.
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