News Alert: As Hurricane Irene slams East Coast, travel woes mount

---------------------------------------- News Alert: As Hurricane Irene slams East Coast, travel woes mount August 27, 2011 7:33:28 PM ---------------------------------------- Nationwide: There were an estimated 9,000 flight cancellations nationwide, with United, Continental and Delta Air Lines canceling thousands of their flights. Air France, British Airways and other international carriers also canceled flights. Washington: The three airports serving the Washington area remained open Saturday evening, but most flights had been canceled. D.C. Metro is not planning to close early. Virginia: Mandatory evacuations were ordered for at least 11 localities, among them the Sandbridge section of Virginia Beach, a barrier island dotted with rentals, Accomack on the Eastern Shore, and for low-lying areas of Norfolk, Hampton and Portsmouth. Maryland: Mandatory evacuations ordered for Ocean City, coastal Worcester County, homes near cliffs in Calvert County. Maryland Transit Administration announced service suspension beginning Saturday evening. New York: All three of the major airports serving New York City — Newark International Airport, John F. Kennedy International Airport and LaGuardia International Airport — shut down for the duration of the storm on Saturday afternoon. Subways have also been halted. New Jersey: New Jersey Transit trains and buses to shut down. Pennsylvania: Mass transit serving Philadelphia and its suburbs to halt at 12:30 a.m. Sunday. http://link.email.washingtonpost.com/r/O914NF/A7I3LX/74A7FA/P5MLJ5/MWIOW/CM/h For more information, visit washingtonpost.com ---------------------------------------- © 2011The Washington Post Company Washington Post Digital E-mail Customer Care 1150 15th Street NW Washington, DC 20071