Flights canceled and cruise itineraries changed as Hurricane Lee heads to New England and Canada
CBSN
Hurricane Lee is expected to make landfall in Canada this weekend while also bringing tropical storm conditions and flooding to parts of New England. Some flights and cruises in these areas are already being affected Friday as the storm barrels up the Atlantic coast.
According to FlightAware, 23 flights at Boston's Logan International Airport were canceled as of Friday afternoon, as were 15 flights at Nantucket Airport and seven at Martha's Vineyard Airport. Cape Air, which flies short flights to several Massachusetts airports and in the Caribbean, had canceled 37 flights by Friday afternoon, according to FlightAware, which tracks aviation.
Lee brought tropical storm conditions to Bermuda on Thursday and several airlines have offered waivers to travelers flying in and out of the island nation. Both American and Delta Airlines have offered to waive change fees for flyers traveling to or from Bermuda on Sept. 14 and 15.
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