AviationGeeks.com - Do You Need a Hurricane Earl Back-Up Plan?

As of Thursday morning, forecasters were still predicting that Hurricane Earl will remain mostly offshore as it moves up the eastern seaboard. (Here’s a link to the National Hurricane Center’s map.) But that doesn’t mean flights won’t be canceled and Labor Day travel won’t be disrupted.

So far, most airlines are allowing storm-related flight changes without any penalties, so if your schedule is flexible, you’d be wise to either leave earlier or fly later if you are flying to or from the East Coast on Friday or Saturday. Airlines haven’t yet canceled scores of flights, but that could come.

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