LERT: Houston Airports Reopen (August 31, 2017)

August 31, 2017

Houston’s two major airports, George Bush Intercontinental Airport and William P Hobby Airport, have reopened. Flights continue to be limited as Hurricane Harvey recovery continues and major airlines are still offering travel waivers, including: American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, and United Airlines.

According to The Houston Chronicle:

Houston’s airports began trudging back into operation Wednesday, with the first commercial traffic in three days offering a faint symbol of recovery from the devastation of Hurricane Harvey.

United Airlines and Delta Air Lines started service and others are expected to soon follow suit. But so far, it’s just a trickle. United, which has a major hub at George Bush Intercontinental Airport, is initially scheduling three daily arrivals and three departures. On a typical day, 480 United flights take off.

USA Today reports:

Nationwide, more than 1,400 flights were grounded for Thursday, according to flight-tracking service FlightAware. Another 1,120 had already been preemptively canceled on Friday with 42 more already scrubbed from Saturday’s schedules. Nearly all of those came on flights to or from Houston.

During a span stretching back to Friday, when Harvey first began affecting flights, more than 10,600 airline flights have been canceled – most because of Harvey. Of that total, more than 9,000 cancellations have come from the two Houston airports alone, according to FlightAware.

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