SOT: AC Cancels flights to Jamaica - What's you're hurricane experience?
Jul 7, 2005, 11:56 am
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SOT: AC Cancels flights to Jamaica - What's you're hurricane experience?
I noticed from the GTAA website that AC has cancelled 982 to MBJ and Air Jamaica has cancelled AC codeshare AC9830 to Kingston because of Hurricane Dennis.
Given that I leave for MBJ next week I think I've dodged a bullet. However, I'd like to know if any poster has been through a hurricane first hand (either in the US or in the islands) and what their experience was like.
Who knows, maybe some of the real seasoned veterans will remember Hazel from 54!
Given that I leave for MBJ next week I think I've dodged a bullet. However, I'd like to know if any poster has been through a hurricane first hand (either in the US or in the islands) and what their experience was like.
Who knows, maybe some of the real seasoned veterans will remember Hazel from 54!
Jul 7, 2005, 1:41 pm
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Originally Posted by Mozzarella
... However, I'd like to know if any poster has been through a hurricane first hand (either in the US or in the islands) and what their experience was like.
Who knows, maybe some of the real seasoned veterans will remember Hazel from 54!
Who knows, maybe some of the real seasoned veterans will remember Hazel from 54!
I was pretty young when Hazel breezed through Toronto ... let's see, if it was '54, I would have been 4.
Jul 8, 2005, 9:52 am
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http://home.businesswire.com/portal/...12&newsLang=en
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2005--Air Jamaica - http://www.airjamaica.com - has resumed air passenger service to/from Jamaica today, Friday, July 8, 2005 following the passing of Hurricane Dennis. Flights are operating to both Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay from the carrier's gateways in the U.S., Canada, London and points throughout the Caribbean.
Air service to/from Jamaica was suspended yesterday with the closure of the island's airports due to Hurricane Dennis.
Passengers are advised to call Air Jamaica Reservations at 1-800-523-5585 for updated information prior to departure.
MIAMI--(BUSINESS WIRE)--July 8, 2005--Air Jamaica - http://www.airjamaica.com - has resumed air passenger service to/from Jamaica today, Friday, July 8, 2005 following the passing of Hurricane Dennis. Flights are operating to both Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston and Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay from the carrier's gateways in the U.S., Canada, London and points throughout the Caribbean.
Air service to/from Jamaica was suspended yesterday with the closure of the island's airports due to Hurricane Dennis.
Passengers are advised to call Air Jamaica Reservations at 1-800-523-5585 for updated information prior to departure.
Jul 8, 2005, 10:36 am
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I was working in the PHL area in September 2003 and we were hit by Isabelle.. it was on the borderline between Cat 1 and a Tropical Storm. Winds were super strong and there were times where I thought my building was actually going to topple over from all the shaking, but nothing big really happened. I had a flight on UA to CHS that weekend and UA allowed for free changes up to the early November timeframe. What sucked was that if I wanted to change to after early November, UA was going to charge me.. it's like they only gave me a choice of free change travel prior to November, which wasn't possible for me at all. 