Local flights impacted as Irma strikes Georgia

Dayton had several flight cancellations and delays today — departures flying to Charlottle, Atlanta, Dallas-Fort Worth and St. Petersburg-Clearwater in Florida. Arrivals to Charlottle, Atlanta and St. Petersburg-Clearwater have also been cancelled.

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Today, there have been 580 delays and approximately 3,828 cancellations in the U.S., according to flightaware.com. Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport had 474 flight cancellations and 38 delays, while Miami International Airport had 367 flights cancelled — still currently shut down after Irma.

Hundreds of cancellations in Orlando, Fort Lauderdale, Tampa and Charlotte have also been reported.

JetBlue sold out of flights leaving Florida through next Wednesday, according to a spokesman. The airline capped fares on those flights at $99 to $159 each way. “We want those trying to leave ahead of the hurricane to focus on their safe evacuation rather than worry about the cost of flights,” said JetBlue spokesman Philip Stewart in a statement.

American Airlines also decided to issue a cap on Wednesday night, announcing all cap pre-tax fares would cost about $99 for main cabin seats on direct flights out of Florida until Sept. 13.

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Delta upsized aircraft and added flights to airports in Punta Cana, Nassau, Freeport, Key West, Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Sarasota, Orlando and more, according to a company statement. “More than 5,000 seats have been added to airports along Irma’s path to help customers evacuate the area. Delta has canceled 350 flights from Friday evening through Monday in the region as airports close along the path of the storm. Additional cancellations are expected for airports along the Gulf Coast,” Delta said.

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Key West, Fla., was expected to fare better than previously expected but the airport closed on Friday, Delta said in a statement. Orlando, Sanford and Melbourne airports ended commercial passenger flights on Saturday evening.

Orlando remains closed on Monday, and “damage assessment teams are standing by waiting for sustained winds to decrease to a safe level to ascertain what kind of damage the airport has sustained,” according to a statement from the airport. Miami International Airport also said it would determine if passenger flights will resume on Tuesday after assessing any damage to the airport.

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