Changing travel plans?

[Strmchsr]

With the strength of this storm, Wednesday may not be much better. This thing could snarl traffic for a few days, but pretty much everything will shut down tomorrow and Tuesday. Tonight should be okay. Possibly some flights will be able to get in and out tomorrow morning.

For those of you who do not deal well with turbulence be sure to check out the links in the "travel" section of the weather thread.

[VWL Mom]

This is for those that are still down there trying to get to the tri state area

From Newark Airport Flight Aware

Good morning from FlightAware,

Over 3,000 flight cancellations so far as a result of Hurricane Sandy -- details below:
707 flights cancelled to/from/within the US today. Most affected is Newark (EWR), a United hub, with over 265 cancellations today.

2,499 flights cancelled to/from/within the US tomorrow (Monday). Most affected is Newark (EWR), with 774 cancellations, second is Dulles with 428 cancellations, third is Philadelphia with 355 cancellations.

Although most air traffic control towers will close when the wind reaches 60-70kts, the big factor that will result in early flight disruptions is mass transit shutdowns and the availability of airline and airport staff due to their need to prepare for the storm. For example, NYC MTA is planning a 7pm train shutdown this evening. Another big factor potentially affecting coastal airports is high tide; LGA is the most likely big airport to close (only 4ft above high tide), followed by JFK.

United Airlines is expected to be most affected; they have hubs near NYC (EWR) and DC (IAD). United will be shutting down DC operations around 7-8pm tonight with a plan to resume flights sometime on Tuesday after 12p. United will be shutting down PHL and JFK/EWR/LGA operations tonight between 6-7pm with a plan to resume operations sometime after 6pm on Tuesday.

US Airways will announce their cancellation schedule at noon today although their regional carrier, Air Wisconsin, has already cancelled flights on Monday at PHL and DCA. JetBlue is also deciding later pending determination of staffing availability.

Every airline is allowing fee-free changes (and refunds in some cases) for itineraries potentially impacted by the storm. The best way to make flight changes is on airline websites; call centers are typically overwhelmed during major events.

We expect the number of flight cancellations for tomorrow and Tuesday to rise considerably throughout the day and will send another update this evening.

I'll update when they post a change.

[PirateLover]

Our flight just got delayed until 8:30 pm. That places us landing in Philly around 11pm. Hoping we get in. Not looking forward to the prospect of being without power for a week but I want to be home.

[Katzateer]

Gosh, we will never forget this meet. Stupid, stupid weather. . Can we have the 20th Intercot meet maybe during the Flower show in spring so we don't have to worry about hurricanes or tropical storms.

Today would have been my day at the studios and I am really sad I had to miss it.