Hurricane Milton's approach to Florida's west coast has caused widespread travel disruptions. Airlines have canceled hundreds of flights and issued travel waivers, while cruise lines are adjusting routes to avoid the storm.
Hurricane Milton is disrupting air, passenger ship and other forms of travel in Florida and beyond as the giant storm barrels toward the state's western coast. As of Tuesday afternoon, airlines had canceled a total of 702 flights within, into or out of the U.S., according to tracking service FlightAware. Most of cancellations were for flights to or from Florida, where airports closed ahead of the hurricane making landfall as early as Wednesday night.
Airlines waive change feesAmerican Airlines told CBS News it added more than than 2,000 plane seats departing from Tampa International Airport and Sarasota Bradenton International Airport late Monday and early Tuesday morning. Additionally, it is waiving flight change fees for customers scheduled to travel in or out of Florida airports between October 8 and October 10. Similarly, United said it added extra flights out of Florida airports, while also suspending most change fees.
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