Miami International Hit Record Numbers In December
Airport officials at Miami International knew they were going to be busy during the Christmas and New Years holidays. They just didn't know how busy.
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Airport officials at Miami International knew they were going to be busy during the Christmas and New Years holidays. They just didn't know how busy.
There's some good news for travelers stuck in South Florida after JetBlue stopped all scheduled flights on Monday to JFK, LaGuardia, Newark and Logan Airports.
JetBlue Airlines took the unusual step of shutting down service to four major airports in the Northeast for hours on Monday and Tuesday due to a winter storm affecting the area.
It's another day of delays and cancelations at South Florida's airports as an arctic blast wreaks havoc to our north.
At Miami international Airport nearly two dozen flights were cancelled Sunday due to stormy weather up north.
Winter storms which have blanketed states to our north have left some travelers stuck in sunny South Florida. Sunday morning at Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International 29 departing flights and 15 arrivals from cities including Newark, Indianapolis, Boston and Chicago had been cancelled.
Hundreds of miles from any sign of snow, winter storms stranded South Florida travelers.
Upwards of two feet of snow has fallen in the northeast leaving travel both on the road and through the air at a near standstill. The massive winter storm has shut down some major airports and is causing major delays at others.
A wicked winter storm has cancelled or delayed hundreds of flights in South Florida as travel plans for thousands of people finishing South Florida vacations were upended Thursday.
Sure South Florida may be experiencing near-record heat two days into the New Year, but other parts of the country are dealing with some serious winter weather—which is affecting flights all around the country.
Miami International Airport was bustling Tuesday, busy with travelers flying away to celebrate Christmas or flying in to be with family in South Florida. Fortunately the weather outside was not frightful.
Depending who you ask it's a pretty standard holiday travel weekend at Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale–Hollywood International Airport. Still, a massive winter storm affecting 35 states combined with a holiday rush is causing delays and cancellations.
If you're planning on flying out of town for the Christmas holiday, you are going to have plenty of company. Ft. Lauderdale-Hollywood International Airport expects 1.2 million travelers will pass though their terminals over the holiday period which began Saturday, Dec. 21st and runs through Sunday, Jan. 5th 2014.
With the holiday season in full swing, Miami International Airport is expected to see more than 2.1 million passengers during the 17-day holiday travel period from Dec. 21 to January 6th.
The holiday travel season is about to hit overdrive this weekend as people head home for the holidays across the country by land and by air.
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It looks like Mother Nature decided to play nice over the busy Thanksgiving travel holiday. A major storm system barreling over the mid-Atlantic and Northeast did not cause widespread flight delays or cancellations on Wednesday as originally feared.
This is going to be a busy week at South Florida's airports. More than 900,000 passengers are expected at Miami International Airport during the eight-day Thanksgiving travel week from Monday, November 25 to Monday, December 2nd.
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The problem is compounded by construction blocking portions of the lanes and delivery vans navigating around barrels to park.
The testimony happened as attorneys for 13-year-old Nelson Nuñez and 12-year-old Jusiah Jones requested that the youngsters be released on bond.
Dr. Ronald Demeo, 63, is facing three counts of sexual battery on a physically helpless victim, according to his arrest report.
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