Hurricane grounds global fliers
31 Oct 2012 6:41 AM IST
Hurricane Sandy grounded well over 10,000 flights across the Northeast and the globe and it could be days before some passengers can get where they're going.
According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 13,500 flights had been canceled for on Monday and on Tuesday, almost all related to the storm. By early on Tuesday morning, more than 500 flights scheduled for on Wednesday also were canceled.
Major carriers such as American Airlines, United and Delta cancelled all flights into and out of three area airports in New York, the nation's busiest airspace. About one-quarter of all US flights travel to or from New York airports each day. So cancellations here can dramatically impact travel in other cities. Delays rippled across the US, affecting travelers in cities from San Francisco to Atlanta.
Others attempting to fly out of Europe and Asia also were stuck. Narita, the international airport near Tokyo, canceled 11 flights on Tuesday nine to the New York area and two to Washington, DC All Nippon Airways set up a special counter at Narita to deal with passengers whose flights had been cancelled.
‘All flights to New York on Monday and on Tuesday are cancelled. What will happen on Wednesday no one knows,’ airline spokeswoman Megumi Tezuka said.
According to the flight-tracking service FlightAware, more than 13,500 flights had been canceled for on Monday and on Tuesday, almost all related to the storm. By early on Tuesday morning, more than 500 flights scheduled for on Wednesday also were canceled.
Major carriers such as American Airlines, United and Delta cancelled all flights into and out of three area airports in New York, the nation's busiest airspace. About one-quarter of all US flights travel to or from New York airports each day. So cancellations here can dramatically impact travel in other cities. Delays rippled across the US, affecting travelers in cities from San Francisco to Atlanta.
Others attempting to fly out of Europe and Asia also were stuck. Narita, the international airport near Tokyo, canceled 11 flights on Tuesday nine to the New York area and two to Washington, DC All Nippon Airways set up a special counter at Narita to deal with passengers whose flights had been cancelled.
‘All flights to New York on Monday and on Tuesday are cancelled. What will happen on Wednesday no one knows,’ airline spokeswoman Megumi Tezuka said.
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