Airport News
Airports along the northeast coast of the USA have closed today (29 October) due to the incoming Hurricane Sandy ‘superstorm’ which is expected to hit the mainland later today.
Philadelphia International Airport released a statement last night that read, “We have been advised by our airlines that all flight operations have been canceled for tomorrow, Monday, October 29th.
"This is a dangerous storm and safety is our main concern. We and the airlines will be monitoring/assessing the situation throughout the day tomorrow to determine when flight activity can resume.
"We ask individuals not to come to the airport and strongly urge all travelers to contact their airlines for flight status, call our toll-free flight information number 1-800-PHL-GATE (1-800-745-4283) or visit www.phl.org for updated information.”
According to USA Today, airlines have cancelled nearly 7,000 flights scheduled for today and New York JFK, Newark Liberty and Washington Dulles airports have also announced their closure.
The airports are expected to remain closed until tomorrow evening (30 September) and flight cancellations could reach 14,000, the same number of Hurricane Irene-related cancellations reported over a four-day period in August 2011.
