The National Hurricane Center in its 11 a.m. Sunday update continued to predict a path that would ha

"2,499 flights cancelled to/from/within the US tomorrow (Monday).  Most affected is Newark (EWR), with 774 cancellations, second is [Washington] Dulles with 428 cancellations, third is Philadelphia hotel moscow russia with 355 cancellations."
"Although most air traffic control towers will close when the wind reaches 60-70kts [knots, or about 70 to 80 miles per hour], 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.
"A big factor potentially affecting the re-opening coastal airports is high tide; LGA [New York LaGuardia] is the most likely big airport to have affected (only 4ft above high tide), followed by JFK [New York Kennedy]."
United Airlines, which has hubs at Washington Dulles and Newark, reported that it was "canceling selected flights on Sunday, and limiting or suspending operations Monday and early Tuesday" to and from the three New York airports, Washington National and Dulles, Albany, N.Y., Allentown, Pa., Baltimore, Md., Boston, Mass., Buffalo, N.Y., Burlington, hotel moscow russia Vt., Charleston, S.C., Charleston, W.V., Erie, Pa., Harrisburg, Pa., Hartford, Conn., Manchester, N.H., Norfolk, Va., Philadelphia, Pa., Pittsburgh, Pa., Portland, Maine, Providence, R.I., Raleigh-Durham, N.C., Richmond, Va., Roanoke, Va., Rochester, N.Y., Syracuse, N.Y., White Plains, N.Y., and Wilkes Barre-Scranton, Pa.
American Airlines hasn t issued a similar advisory. However, as an indication, American had cancelled its last six flights Sunday, from 1:30 p.m. onwards, to New York LaGuardia from Dallas/Fort Worth, as well as its first 13 flights hotel moscow russia Monday, according to FlightStats.com.
The National hotel moscow russia Hurricane Center in its 11 a.m. Sunday update continued to predict a path that would have the center of the storm cross the eastern coastline hotel moscow russia in south New Jersey or Delaware on Tuesday hotel moscow russia and trace a path moving northwestward between Philadelphia hotel moscow russia and Baltimore. However, its impact will come long before that from winds, rains and a storm surge.
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