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Articles tagged “sandy”

Cruises

Update on delays and cancelations at cruise ports along the east coast

Cruise ships already out at sea with passengers onboard will weather out the storm at sea as ports have closed to cruises from Canada to the Caribbean.

Update on delays and cancelations at cruise ports along the east coast

Airlines

Sandy could swamp recovering airlines

With Southwest reporting just marginal revenue growth, Sandy's impact on the airline's East Coast flights will be felt on the bottom line.

Airlines

Airline change fees are obviously waived today, but only for the first change

Stranded flyers are better off waiting out the storm before changing their flight or aiming for later dates as the usual $150 fee will only be waived for first-time changes on most major airlines.

Airline change fees are obviously waived today, but only for the first change

Airlines

How to keep track of transportation outages in New York and New Jersey

An aberrant storm in New York City may suspend bus, rail, and ferry services down for an unprecedented amount of time.

Tourism

Think Sandy ruined your business trip? Be happy your business isn’t running for president

President Obama will likely have better access to and more face-time in hard-hit areas in Sandy's path, but neither candidate is happy about the disruptions this storm causes in their well-laid plans for a final weel of campaigning.

Tourism

10 statistics that put Hurricane Sandy in somewhat frightening perspective

The Guardian's top stats nerd takes a look at the numbers and helps make the chatter of meteorologists much more realistic and gives ominous warnings some real weight.

Tourism

The U.S. government isn’t going to work today, all D.C. transportation shut down

The unexpected federal holiday may last even longer in D.C. than other Northeastern cities as local electricity provider Pepco has been known to move slowly while restoring power after past storms.

The U.S. government isn’t going to work today, all D.C. transportation shut down

Airlines

Airlines and hotels struggle with hurricane-related cancellations across the U.S.

The threat posed by Hurricane Irene last year prepared airlines for dealing with a mega-storm in a key region like New York City, but nothing can really prepare travelers for being stranded for a day before a storm hits.

Airlines and hotels struggle with hurricane-related cancellations across the U.S.

Airlines

Hurricane Sandy: United Airlines begins canceling flights

No sense putting planes and passengers at risk.

Airlines

Airlines waiving changes fees as Hurricane Sandy approaches

Sandy is likely to wreak havoc with travel plans and, because of its likely protracted duration, might impact some airlines' fourth-quarter financials.