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Tropical Storm Isaac grounds hundreds of flights |
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Update: 08:00, Monday, Aug 27,2012 (GMT+7)
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Airlines cancelled 742 flights as Tropical Storm Isaac lashed
southeastern Florida Sunday, with service not expected to resume fully
until late Monday.
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The airports in Miami and Fort Lauderdale were hit the hardest, cancelling 589 flights — the vast majority of the 742 U.S. flights grounded overall because of the storm as of Sunday afternoon.
American Airlines and its American Eagle affiliate cancelled 486 flights. The last American flight left Miami at noon Sunday. The airline expects to be fully operational out of Miami by noon Eastern time on Monday, said airline spokesman Matt Miller.
Overall, airlines have cancelled 184 flights for Monday but expect to be operating normally by late Monday
Delta Air Lines dropped three round-trip flights between its Atlanta hub and hard-hit Key West. United Airlines and its United Express affiliate dropped 26 flights in the path of the storm.
Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal declared a state of emergency ahead of Isaac late Sunday and urged voluntary evacuations for coastal parishes in the state.
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