Some Connecticut residents visiting Florida scrambled to return home as Hurricane Idalia made landfall, but flight delays and cancellations made that challenging.
All flights to and from Tampa Bay International Airport are grounded due to the Category 3 storm making landfall.
The impacts of Idalia reached Bradley International Airport, canceling nearly a dozen flights to and from Fort Myers, Jacksonville, Tampa, and even beyond Florida, including Charleston and Savannah.
The Dubord’s 40th wedding anniversary trip in Siesta Key ended with an airport closure, an evacuation and canceled and delayed flights.
“We were supposed to fly out of Tampa last night,” Paula Dubord said. “Then they closed the airport at midnight the night before, so we had to scramble what are we going to do, but then we had friends in Orlando, so we drove up to Orlando and spent the night last night. We were supposed to leave this morning, but the crew didn’t show up, so we had a three-hour delay. Now we’re finally back home.
Source : WTNH