About a third of the flights at Southwest Florida International Airport have been canceled because of Hurricane Sandy.
The cancelled flights include all flights to New York airports, as well as flights to Baltimore, Philadelphia, Newark, New Jersey, Atlanta City, Boston and Washington.
Airlines have cancelled 49 flights for today at the airport in Fort Myers. The airport is recommending that passengers traveling anywhere on the eastern seaboard, from Virginia north to Maine, contact their carrier for more information.
Flights may also be affected tomorrow, said airport spokeswoman Vicki Moreland.
The storm was expected to make landfall around Atlantic City, N.J., on Monday night.
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Comments » 4
KlausStoertebeker writes:
Very responsible. That is crisis management.
The difference is
President Barack Obama the GREAT
is in the center of the storm fight management.
W. Bush took a plane and made a sightseeing trip OVER New Orleans.
It is fact: Democrats have much more responsibility for the people than Republicans.
The best tradition of FDR, Harry Truman, JFK, Jimmi Carter, Billy Clinton and now
President Barack Obama the GREAT.
Best evidence: 3 Peace Nobel Price winner still alive are great Democrats.
I have 100% trust to
President Barack Obama the GREAT
He will manage even this Perfect Storm in Perfect Management!!!!!!!
W. Bush sightseeing management in New Orleans belongs to the past.
And most hopefully, NO casualties of our New Yorker and all other East Coast citizens.
I put already $ 1000 in a help fond.
No_more_cyber_bullying (Inactive) writes:
in response to KlausStoertebeker:
Libel and slander is program for you and your Republican like-minded political companions islandeye.
So shut up and take your afternoon drinks 5 hours earlier.
I have 100% faith in
President Barack Obama's the GREAT
skills and responsibility to handle this disaster. You and your people "less-mini-seconds" stay out. Thanks god.
"So shut up".......says a little tough man behind an annonymous keyboard.
RayPray writes:
Robot Romney has unleashed his Skynet cyborgs across the Midwest & latest polls have him beating the Great OBAMA by 5 points.
Can you supply the address where those contributed to the Obama Kinnock Biden Victory Fund can now apply to get a refund?
KlausStoertebeker writes:
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue
NW Washington, D.C. 20500
U.S.A.
Home of the best! And home of the most talented leader in America and world wide. Peace Nobel Price receiver
President Barack Obama the GREAT
will stay 4 years more. I guess you expect no change either. The majority of Americans citizens is smarter than libel and slander poster islandeye 2 times banned on this blogs.
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