Tropical Storm Ian impacting travel at RDU International

FOR FLIGHTS AT RDU INTERNATIONAL. >> DESPITE THE STORM I MET SOMEONE HERE AT RDU WHO STILL HAS A TRIP PLANNED TO FORT LAUDERDALE. HE IS ONE OF THE VERY FEW PEOPLE STILL ABLE TO BOARD A PLANE HEADING IN THAT DIRECTION. TAKE A LOOK AT THE BOARD HERE THIS MORNING AS EARLY AS 4 O’CLOCK, WE SAW AT LEAST 20 FLIGHTS CANCELED HERE AT RDU. MANY OF THEM COMING TO AND FROM ORLANDO AND TAMPA, JACKSONVILLE INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT IS THE LATEST TO CANCEL ALL FLIGHTS AND SHUT DOWN ALL OPERATIONS. FLIGHTAWARE DATA SHOWS THERE’S BEEN MORE THAN 21,000 U.S. FLIGHT CANCELLATIONS IN JUST OVER 3,000 DELAYS NATIONWIDE. ORLANDO, MIAMI, TAMPA AND FORT LAUDERDALE ON THE TOP FOR TROUBLE SPOTS. ANTHONY LYNCH TELLS ME HE HAS HAD THIS TRIP PLANNED TO FORT LAUDERDALE FOR MONTHS TO CELEBRATE A FRIEND’S BIRTHDAY. HE SAYS THAT CELEBRATION WILL LOOK A LITTLE DIFFERENT, BUT HE’S THANKFUL HIS FLIGHT IS STILL TAKING OFF AND ON TIME. >> THAT’S A MENTALITY. HOPEFULLY, YOU KNOW, FOOD IS A MESS OF THIS MOVE ALSO WORLD’S. WE ARE AT A PLAN B. SO IF IT WAS A GUY COUNCIL WE WERE GOING TO USE AND A TRAVEL EXPERT TELLS ME THESE AIRPORT CLOSURES WILL CAUSE A RIPPLE EFFECT EVEN IF YOUR DESTINATION IS IN FLORIDA. IF YOU’RE TRAVELING AND THE COVID, YOU KNOW, IT’S A COOL LITTLE INCIDENTS THAT YOU ARE TRAVELING WHEN EVERYONE IS GETTING REBOOK FLIGHTS ARE GOING TO BE CROWDED. PEOPLE ARE GOING TO BE ON STANDBY. SHE SAYS HER BEST ADVICE IS TO INVEST IN THAT TRIP. INSURANCE THAT WILL BE YOUR BEST PROTECTION WHEN TRAVELING