Hurricane Irma: Travel Industry Live Updates
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Hurricanes Irma, Jose and Harvey are taking a great human toll throughout the Caribbean and the United States, as has the earthquake in Mexico. Here's how the travel industry is responding.
Skift is providing live updates on how Hurricane Irma and Hurricane Jose, and related developments are impacting the travel industry and travelers throughout the Caribbean and the United States. All times are Eastern Standard Time.
Sept. 12, 9:15 p.m.
American and JetBlue Begin to Restart Operations in Florida
Two major airlines in Florida and the Caribbean — JetBlue Airways and American Airlines — started limited Florida operations on Tuesday, spokesmen for the carriers said.
American said it re-started "limited" flights from its Miami hub, with the first arrival from Seattle landing at 7:02 a.m. American's first departure was a flight to Las Vegas, airborne at 9:17 a.m. American had flown two aircraft to Miami on Monday, but they were relief flights and did not carry fare-paying passengers.
In all, American restarted limited flying to seven airports in the Southeast United States on Tuesday, including to Fort Lauderdale, Jacksonville and West Palm Beach. More airpo
