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Hurricane Milton new updates: Flights cancellations between Glasgow and Edinburgh
Wednesday, October 9, 2024
Holidaymakers travelling to Florida from Glasgow and Edinburgh airports may face cancellations as Hurricane Milton batters the US.
A state of emergency has been declared, with each Tampa and Orlando airports closing as a result of “severe weather conditions” forward of the class 5 hurricane which is predicted to brush by the state at present.
Disney World has closed its park till no less than tomorrow, October 10, together with Common Orlando. It comes as President Joe Biden warns the storm is about to be one of many worst in 100 years.
Greater than six million folks have reportedly been warned to evacuate the realm forward of the storm. Airways together with TUI, Virgin Atlantic and British Airways have cancelled or delayed various flights to Florida – together with from Glasgow and Edinburgh.
Orlando Airport closed at 8am (native time) at present and is scheduled to reopen at 6pm (native time) on Thursday, October 10. In the meantime, Tampa Airport has been closed since Tuesday and is because of reopen from 8am on Friday, October 11.
TUI has already cancelled a flight at present, with extra being ‘watched’ though are additionally more likely to be cancelled. They embody the TOM742 from Glasgow Airport which was as a result of depart on Thursday, October 10.
A TUI spokesperson mentioned: “The security of our prospects is our high precedence, and we’re carefully monitoring the trail of Hurricane Milton which is forecast to be a storm of great power and move over Florida from Wednesday. Because of this Melbourne Worldwide Airport is predicted to be extraordinarily disrupted, as will our flying programme.
“The 2 flights schedule to function to Melbourne Worldwide Airport on Thursday tenth October will sadly not function as deliberate. We intend to delay these flights for at least 24 hours and function them on Friday eleventh October.
“We will be in contact with customers directly to confirm their new flight times.”
The next Virgin Atlantic flights from Edinburgh Airport are affected:
Wednesday 9 October – VS225 – Edinburgh to Orlando has been delayed by 23 hours and is predicted to function on October 10.
Thursday 10 October – VS225 – Edinburgh – Orlando has been delayed by an additional 23 hours and can now function on Friday 11 October.
A Virgin Atlantic spokesperson mentioned: “On account of extreme climate situations anticipated to be attributable to Hurricane Milton, a state of emergency has been declared in Florida, and Tampa and Orlando airports are closing. Sadly this has impacted our flying schedule, and companies to and from Orlando and Tampa are topic to cancellations and delays.
“The security and welfare of our prospects and crew is our high precedence and we’re contacting any Virgin Atlantic and Virgin Atlantic Holidays prospects who could also be impacted by the hurricane to debate their choices and we ask that anybody travelling checks the standing of their flights on virginatlantic.com for the newest info.
“We’d like to thank our customers for their patience as we work through the impact of Hurricane Milton.”
The International, Commonwealth & Improvement Workplace (FCDO) has suggested travellers to keep watch over the US Nationwide Hurricane Centre web site for storm updates and heed native authority directions, together with evacuation orders.
The FCDO additionally recommends checking with airways or journey brokers relating to potential disruptions. An FCDO spokesperson said: “We are closely monitoring the development of Hurricane Milton towards the United States. We urge all British nationals in Florida or travelling to the region to follow travel advice and guidance from local authorities.”
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