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Major carriers such as American Airlines, United discount airline fares and Delta cancelled all flights into and out of three area airports in New York, the nation's busiest airspace. About one-quarter of all U.S. flights travel to or from New York airports each day. So cancellations here can dramatically impact travel in other cities.
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Sandy caused Eric Danielson to miss his first day of work at Langley Air Force Base in Virginia. He thought he'd be looking at a two-hour layover in Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport on his way from San Francisco to Norfolk, Va.
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Even if storm damage is minor it could be a week before operations are normal at major East Coast airports, said Angela Gittens, director general of the Airports Council International, a trade group for airports worldwide.
"The storm has such a wide swath and so many major airports are involved that it's going to take some time (to recover) because those airplanes are so far away," said Gittens, who served as aviation director at Miami International Airport Dade during several hurricanes from 2001 to 2004.
So far there have been 13,785 flight cancellations as a result of Hurricane Sandy. The cancellations have already surpassed those from last year's damaging Hurricane Irene. They're now on par with a major winter storm in early 2011. In that storm, 14,000 flights discount airline fares were scrapped over four days.
"They just say: Yeah, it's a pretty big waiting list," said Shrem, throwing up his hands. In the meantime, discount airline fares he'll have to fork out $400 a night to continue staying at a nearby hotel. The airline won't pay for accommodation for stranded passengers if delays are weather related.
JetBlue Airways Corp. cancelled 1,200 flights for Sunday through Tuesday. The airline is hoping to resume flights at its Kennedy airport hub Wednesday, but is worried about flooding of the airport's runways since they are all basically at sea level and near bodies of water, according to Rob Maruster, the company's chief operating officer.
The impact on airline's bottom lines is unclear. Many of the customers on flights currently being cancelled will reschedule later on, so the airlines will still collect the fares. But the cost of parking planes for days, along with potential damage, will undoubtedly cost airlines millions.
Frankfurt airport cancelled 12 flights, with German discount airline fares carrier Lufthansa scrapping three to the Northeast discount airline fares and one out of Newark. British Airways had to cancel all its flights to and from New York, Newark, Baltimore, Washington DC, Boston and Philadelphia a total of 20.
Travelers on Delta Airlines look at a departure screen Monday, Oct. 29, 2012, in Detroit. Dozens of departing flights have been canceled at Detroit Metropolitan Wayne County Airport as a looming superstorm discount airline fares locks down flights to the East Coast.  (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)
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just wait, these people, and all of us, will be hit again on this. Businesses all over that area, including the airlines, will be spending millions for lobbyist to have our politicians give them bail outs in tax money. You know, thats how market forces make things right. With other peoples money. Once the water is bailed out, neo capitalist will be working on a tax payer bail out, while fighting to stop any US citizens help from the gov.
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Jean.....its HlTTlNG 60 million people,not half a mil,not 100 thousand.That many people use lots of water and eat lots of food and need lots of medical attention.A cat 1 storm which is nothing in Texas is a very big deal where this is headed.
I am laughing at the guy in the article complaining about $400 per night for a hotel in Hong Kong!!!!!!!!!!!! If the flight had not been canceled......flew into the storm and went down.......How expensive does that hotel sound now??????????? cheap!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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That's an unrealistic proposition. If every weather threat resulted in people cancelling their travel plans there would be even more chaos than this. It would be a financial windfall for the airlines who charge cancellation and re-booking fees.