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travelnews: Hurricane Isabel and Travel



IMPACT OF HURRICANE ISABEL ON AIR AND RAIL TRANSPORTATION

Amtrak canceled all Thursday service south of the nation's capital, as
well as four trains in its busy Northeast corridor. 
US Airways canceled more than 70 Thursday flights along the East Coast,
and a spokesman said the number could rise to ``well above'' 100. The
carrier suspended its mainline operations in Wilmington, N.C., Richmond,
Va., Norfolk, Va. and Raleigh-Durham International Airport in North
Carolina. US Airways also scratched about two dozen flights in and out of
Baltimore and Washington beginning Thursday afternoon. All US Airways
Express operations were canceled Thursday in New Bern, N.C., Jacksonville,
N.C., Greenville, N.C., Fayetteville, N.C., Salisbury, Md. and Lynchburg,
Va., as well as in Wilmington, Norfolk, Richmond and Raleigh-Durham. 
Most operations at these airports are planned to resume on Friday, Sept.
19, conditions permitting. 
American Airlines canceled six flights leaving Norfolk, Va., on Thursday
morning. The carrier said more cancellations were possible and that any
decisions were likely to be made first thing Thursday morning. 
Delta Air Lines canceled all of its flights in and out of Norfolk and
Richmond, Va., beginning Thursday, a spokeswoman said. The carrier
anticipates suspending service at Raleigh-Durham International Airport in
North Carolina by Thursday afternoon, although no formal decision had been
made by late Wednesday. 
Continental Airlines canceled Continental Express service Thursday to and
from Asheville, N.C., Charlotte, Raleigh-Durham, Norfolk, Richmond,
Baltimore and Washington. Most canceled flights were headed to
Continental's hubs in Cleveland, Houston and Newark. 
United Airlines said it was closely tracking weather patterns and expected
to cancel at least some Thursday service.
The Washington DC Metro said it will stop all subway and bus service at 11
a.m. Thursday. Ridership would likely have been very light Thursday. Both
the federal and District of Columbia governments announced they would be
closed. Metro initially planned to keep underground subway service
running, but that is no longer the case. 


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