Flight cancellations are piling up at Savannah-Hilton Head airport. ‘It’s not good’
approaching winter stormIt is also affecting air travel, which is expected to make driving dangerous.
While the National Weather Service recommends drivers stay off the roads after it rains. Snow falling in the area on Saturday afternoonDozens of flights were canceled at Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport and Hilton Head Island Airport.
“This is not good,” Lori Lynah, a spokeswoman for the Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport, told the Island Packet and Beaufort Gazette on Saturday.
The commercial airport in Savannah serves Georgia and the coastal region of South Carolina.
As of 12:30 p.m., there were 29 outbound flight cancellations and 33 inbound flight cancellations, Lynah said.
Lynah said airlines make decisions about cancellations, so passengers should keep in touch with them for rescheduling information.
Airlines give The airport said travel is being waived and schedules are being adjusted as conditions evolve. SAV recommends that passengers confirm their flight status with their airline before going to the airport.
“I have been canceled twice from Chicago because Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport refuses flights in weather conditions above 40 degrees,” one passenger wrote Saturday morning. “Chicago is moving at 14 degrees! I want to go home!”
“We are sorry to hear that your flights have been cancelled,” the airport said. “Flight cancellations are determined not by the airport, but please contact your airline.”
Lynah said morning flights had started but “I don’t think anything will be coming out this afternoon.”
Lynah stated that the storm affected larger airports in Atlanta and Charleston (CHS), which in turn affected flights from Savannah to Hilton Head, and that 34 outbound and 39 inbound flights were canceled at CHS.
Additionally, two American Airlines flights from Charlotte to Hilton Head Island Airport in Hilton Head were also canceled. airport website. Located directly on Hilton Head Island, this airport is not part of the larger Savannah/Hilton Head International Airport.
