Share to Facebook Share to Twitter Share to Linkedin This satellite image shows Debby as it moved through the Gulf of Mexico toward Florida on Sunday before making landfall as a category 1 hurricane on Monday morning. (Photo: NOAA for AP) D ebby made landfall near Steinhatchee on Florida’s northeastern coast on Monday morning as a category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 m.p.
h. and heavy downpours. The U.
S. air travel system is preparing for the hit. As of 8:45 a.
m. Eastern on Monday, there are more than 1,200 flight cancellations and 1,600 delays in and out of U.S.
airports for the day, according to FlightAware , a free app that provides flight tracking data. But based on an historical trend analysis, more cancellations will come closer to departure times. Before the workday started, three of the “Big Four” U.
S. airlines — American, Southwest and Delta — account for more than 660 flight cancellations and 680 delays on Monday. The fourth, United Airlines, is less impacted.
NOAA predicts that Debby will batter the Southeast through midweek. The Department of Transportation requires all airlines to offer customers a refund if their flights are canceled or significantly delayed due to reasons within the airline’s control. But that rule does not pertain to weather-related delays and cancellations.
Hurricane Debby: Airline Travel Advisories Major U.S. airlines are issuing travel waivers allowing passengers flying in or out of impacted airports to rebook without paying the.