Storm cancels nearly third of flights out of SW Florida International for second day

FORT MYERS — Nearly a third of the flights have been canceled at Southwest Florida International Airport for a second day in a row, due to Hurricane Sandy.

So far, airlines have grounded 46 flights in and out of the Fort Myers airport. That's out of a total of 153 that were scheduled for the day.

"There may be more, but that's what we have right now," said Vicki Moreland, and airport spokeswoman.

The canceled flights are into and out of the Boston, Philadelphia, New York, New Jersey and Washington, D.C., area airports. That includes flights between Fort Myers and LaGuardia, John. F Kennedy, White Plains, Newark, Atlantic City and Baltimore.

Travelers should go to the airlines' websites for the most up-to-date information, Moreland said.

Asked how many flights might be grounded on Wednesday, she said, "The airlines cancel flights. So we don't know."

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