Florida airports are open but hundreds of flights are still cancelled

Florida airports are open but hundreds of flights are still cancelled

Most airports in Florida resumed its work yesterday, on September 12, but in a restricted mode.

Reported by the Associated Press.

Florida airports are open but hundreds of flights are still cancelled

Hurricane Irma dropped to a tropical storm and left the territory of Florida, went to Georgia and South Carolina, but Florida is just starting to come around.

Company American Airlines said that during the hurricane they had to cancel more than 5 thousand flights.

As reported at the international airport in Miami, they have resumed some flights and cargo transportation. The first flight was a flight to Las Vegas.

According to the Federal aviation administration, are also airports in Fort Lauderdale, West Palm Beach, Orlando, Tampa and Jacksonville.

Remains closed the airport in Key West for all flights except emergency. Most likely, it will not open until Friday, September 15.

Airlines are still asking passengers to check flight status, since yesterday, more than 500 flights were cancelled in Miami and more than 400 in Orlando.

Company American Airlines Group Inc., also told that due to cancellations, it lost 1 percent of their profits. How many dollars is unknown, but after hurricane Harvey 1.5 percent of $ 150 million dollars.

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