More airlines cancel Hawaii flights as 1st hurricane in 22 years swirls closer
Posted August 7, 2014 5:30 pm.
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HONOLULU (NEWS1130) – More airlines are cancelling flights as a hurricane pushes closer to Hawaii and a second major tropical storm looms behind it.
American Airlines and US Airways have cancelled all flights leaving or going to the Big Island and Maui after 6 p.m. HST Thursday. They expect flights to resume at noon HST Friday.
Hawaiian Airlines has halted Thursday evening interisland flights in Hilo, Kona and Maui. It also moved its Maui-Los Angeles flight up by nearly five hours.
Commuter airline Island Air said earlier Thursday it was cancelling some afternoon flights between the islands and shutting down all operations Friday.
The Hawaii Tourism Authority says United Airlines also cancelled flights, but the carrier couldn’t immediately be reached for comment.
