DALLAS, TEXAS—
Hurricane Irene will impact air travelers all across the country this weekend, as most major airlines have already announced thousands of cancellations.
Several airlines are completely shutting down operations at some east coast airports over the weekend. If you were schedule to fly to the east coast this weekend, you'll likely need to all your airline on the phone and reschedule.
Today, there we only a few hurricane Irene related cancellations at D-FW airport. But travelers like New Yorker, Lynn Burns, say they weren't taking any chances.
"I'm really glad I'm getting out now and not trying to fly out tomorrow, because I don't know what would happened," said American Airlines passenger Lynn Burns.
Dallas-based American Airlines says it canceled 32 flights system wide today because of Irene's path. 7 were out of D-FW.
"I`m lucky. I made my flight a little earlier, so I`m not as concerned with getting home. It`s when I get home that I`m worried about," said New York resident Seth Borsuk.
But D-FW airport officials say things are bound to get worse over the weekend.
"We expect that we`ll see more significant levels of departure cancellations probably tomorrow and into Sunday," said D-FW Airport Spokesperson David Magana.
Delta Airlines says it will cancel around 1300 flights across the country Saturday through Monday. JetBlue more than 800. American will cancel 235 tomorrow alone.
"We are all standing by and waiting to see what level of impact the storm will have on flights coming to and from the east coast," said Magana.
But folks headed to the east coast say they're more concerned about what awaits them when they land.
"I`m in a evacuation zone,so when I get there I have to pack up and go somewhere. I live right on the waterfront," said New York resident Josh Yu.
"An earthquake and a hurricane in one week is just way too much for New Yorkers. We can`t deal with all this, this is too much," said Burns.
Will D-FW airport be filled with stranded passengers over the weekend? Officials say probably not. They're hoping the Advance notice will allow most travelers enough time to check with their airlines before heading to the airport.
Source: http://www.the33tv.com
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