«Breaking News» Hurricane Florence travel chaos sees hundreds of flights cancelled

Hurricane Florence was already causing travel chaos on Wednesday, with hundreds of flights and train journeys cancelled and roads gridlocked with evacuees.

A total of 787 flights were cancelled over the next three days as of 1pm (ET) - 206 on Wednesday, 413 on Thursday and 168 on Friday. That is in addition to more than a thousand delays on Wednesday, according to Flight Aware.

Charleston International Airport - the busiest in the Carolinas - is set to close on Thursday and not resume until Saturday at the earliest. Amtrak has also cancelled trains running to Virginia and stops south of Washington, D.C., until Monday.

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Motorists, air passengers and train users were all suffering delays or cancellations to their journey on Wednesday as Georgia and the Carolinas made preparations for the hurricane to come inland. Pictured: A gridlocked interstate in Savannah

Charleston International Airport - the busiest in the Carolinas - is set to close on Thursday and not resume until Saturday at the earliest

Hurricane Florence remained a category 4 hurricane on Wednesday morning as it shifted across the Atlantic towards the Carolinas and parts of Georgia. Up to 25 million people are at risk from the storm, which could cause $170bn of damage.

The storm shifted slightly south overnight as its winds slowed to 130mph. It is expected to stall even more before scraping down the US east coast and moving inland before the weekend.

Airlines, including American, Southwest, Delta and JetBlue, have begun letting affected passengers change travel plans without the usual fees.

American and Southwest Airlines were among the carriers canceling flights to and from the hurricane zone starting Wednesday.

Motorists drive down a busy I-40 westbound on Wednesday as the eastbound road is empty in advance of Hurricane Florence

Police stop cars at a checkpoint a day before the arrival of Hurricane Florence near Wrightsville beach on Wednesday

The rush of people evacuating from the Carolinas has led to congestion of the interstate roads  

Charleston International Airport in South Carolina tweeted that it expected to close runways by midnight Wednesday.

'We expect those numbers to rise significantly over the next 24 hours, as the storm approaches and airlines finalize their operations plans,' FlightAware spokeswoman Sara Orsi said in a statement seen by USA Today.

'It's really difficult to speculate this far out – however, based on current models, it's likely that the biggest impact will be to the Charlotte airport, which is an American Airlines hub. If the storm continues its path inland, we could see disruption at Hartsfield-Jackson Intl (ATL).'

Raleigh–Durham International Airport said it expected flights to operate on Thursday after the storm shifted track further south.

There is heavy traffic on interstates in Georgia and the Carolinas as residents evacuate their homes before the storm, and some are expected to close. 

Airlines, including American, Southwest, Delta and JetBlue, have begun letting affected passengers change travel plans without the usual fees

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Main photo article Hurricane Florence was already causing travel chaos on Wednesday, with hundreds of flights and train journeys cancelled and roads gridlocked with evacuees.
A total of 787 flights were cancelled over the next three days as of 1pm (ET) – 206 on Wednesday, 413 on Thursday and 168 on Friday....

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