HAPPENING
HAPPENING AT CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS AIRPORT ABOUT THEIR PLAN AS THIS HURRICANE MADE LANDFALL.
>> A LOT OF RAIN OVER THE NEXT
48 HOURS, PROBABLY SUNDAY
LEADING INTO MONDAY.
AND IN PREPARATION FOR THAT,
WE'VE DONE A NUMBER OF
DIFFERENT THINGS TO MAKE SURE
HAS WE'RE READY HERE ON THE
FACILITY, INCLUDING INCREASING
OUR INSPECTIONS OF THE AIRFIELD
AND OF THE LANDSLIDE OPERATIONS
TO MAKE SURE THAT WE'VE REMOVED
ANY TYPE OF LOW HANGING DEBRIS
OR CONSTRUCTION EQUIPMENT,
THINGS OF THAT NATURE TO MAKE
SURE THAT WE DON'T HAVE THINGS
BLOWING AROUND UNNECESSARILY.
WE HAVE CONTINUED TO MONITOR
OUR PARKING LOTS TO MAKE SURE
THAT THEY ARE ALSO FREE OF
DEBRIS, TO MAKE SURE THAT THE
SPOTS ARE AVAILABLE.
WE ARE KEEPING A CONSTANT
MONITORING OF THE STORM SYSTEM
AS IT APPROACHES CHARLOTTE, AND
WE WILL ENSURE THAT WE HAVE
STAFF HERE.
BUT FROM OUR OPERATIONS AND
MAINTENANCE AND DEVELOPMENT
GROUPS, AS WELL AS IT, TO HELP
US WITH ANYTHING THAT MAY COME
UP THROUGHOUT THE STORM, THIS
IS A HURRICANE SO IT IS A
LITTLE UNPREDICTABLE.
SO WE'RE NOT JUST PREPARING FOR
WHAT THE FORECAST HAS SHOWN
OVER THE NEXT COUPLE OF DAYS.
WE ARE GOING A LITTLE BIT +@
FURTHER THAN THAT TO MAKE SURE
IF THE STORM DOES MAKE SOME
TYPE+@ OF CHANGE THAT WE ARE
READY TO HANDLE.
THAT A COUPLE OF KEY TINGS THAT
WE WOULD LIKE OUR PASSENGERS TO
UNDERSTAND IF YOU ARE COMING TO
THE AIRPORT, PLEASE UTILIZE OUR
SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORMS,
TWITTER, FACEBOOK TO MAKE SURE
THAT TOUGH MOST UP TO DATE
INFORMATION ABOUT WHAT'S
HAPPENING AT THE AIRPORT.
WE WILL BE KEEPING EVERYTHING
LIVE AND CURRENT ON THOSE
PLATFORMS.
ALSO, YOU SHOULD CHECK WITH
YOUR AIRLINE BEFORE YOU COME
OUT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO
+@
YOUR AIRLINE BEFORE YOU COME OUT TO MAKE SURE THERE ARE NO IMPACTS TO YOUR SC+@HEDULED
DEPARTURE TIMES.
IF WE DO HAVE HIGH WINDS HERE,
AND WE GET INTO A SITUATION
WHERE WE HAVE CROSSWINDS ON THE
FIELD, WE DO CROSS WIND RUNWAY,
BUT IT IS A SINGLE RUNWAY SO
THAT WILL HAVE IMPACT FOR US IF
WE GET TO THAT POINT.
RIGHT NOW WE ARE KIND OF ON THE
EDGE AS FAR AS THE AMOUNT OF
WINDS THAT WE WILL HAVE, THAT
WOULD WARRANT THAT CONDITION.
SO WE WANT TO BE PREPARED IF,
IN FACT, THAT DOES TAKE PLACE,
THAT WE -- THAT WE'RE MOVING IN
THAT DIRECTION WITH THE
AIRCRAFT.
SO THE KEY FOR US HERE FOR ALL
OF YOU TO KNOW IS THAT YOU
SHOULD CHECK WITH US BEFORE YOU
COME OUT.
WE WILL BE HERE.
THE AIRPORT WILL NOT CLOSE.
BUT WE DON'T WANT YOU TO COME
ON OUT HERE UNLESS YOU ARE
ACTUALLY GOING TO FLY, BECAUSE
THE SAFEST PLACE FOR YOU ALL,
FOR THE PASSENGERS TO BE, IF
THEY'RE NOT GOING TO FLY, AT
HOME.
WE WILL KEEP THE PLACE OPEN.
WE WILL KEEP IT RUNNING.
WHEN THE STORM ABAITS, WE WILL
BE BACK TO NORMAL AS FAST AS WE
POSSIBLY CAN.
SO WE WILL TAKE QUESTIONS AT
THE END.
BUT I WILL ASK CRYSTAL TO COME
ON UP HERE AND TALK ABOUT THE
AIRLINE'S IMPACT FOR OUR HUB
CARRIER.
>> GOOD MORNING.
MY NAME IS CRYSTAL BIRD.
, LAST NAME B-Y-R-D. FIRST WE
WOULD LIKE TO SAY OUR THOUGHTS
ARE WITH THOSE IN THE PATH OF
HURRICANE FLORENCE.
WITH THAT BEING SAID AMERICAN
AIRLINES, OUR TEAM IS CLOSELY
+@
WITH THAT BEING SAID AMERICAN AIRLINES, OUR TEAM IS CLOSELY MONITORING TH+@E FORECAST AS IT
IS CURRENTLY EVER ONGOING.
WE CURRENTLY HAVE A TRAVEL
ALERT IN PLACE POSTED ON AA.COM
FOR 23 OF OUR AFFECTED CITIES,
WH+@ICH ALLOWS ANY OF OUR
CUSTOMERS WHOSE TRAVELS ARE
IMPACTED TO REBACK WITHOUT ANY
ADDITIONAL CHANGE FEES.
AND THOSE +@AFFECTED CITY, WE'V
ALSO -- WE HAVE CHECKED BAG
FEES AS WELL AS CABIN PET FEES,
SO WE WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHING+
ALSO -- WE HAVE CHECKED BAG FEES AS WELL AS CABIN PET FEES, SO WE WILL BE CLOSELY WATCHING+@
THE STORM AS IT CONTINUES TO
MOVE THROUGH THE AREA.
RIGHT NOW WITH THAT BEING SAID,
WE ALWAYS RECOMMEND OUR TEAM
MEMBERS AND OUR CUSTOMERS TO
CHECK AA.COM FOR THE MOST UP TO
DATE AND CURRENT INFORMATION IN
REGARDS TO THE STORM ITSELF.
SO ANY RESUMPTION OF OUR --
EXCUSE ME, OF OUR SERVICE TO
THOSE AFFECTED AIRPORTS WILL BE
BASED ON+@ ROADWAY CONDITIONS A
THOSE AIRPORT CONDITIONS IN
ADDITION TO THE ABILITY OF OUR
TEAM MEMBERS TO GET TO WORK.
SO WITH THAT BEING SAID, I WILL
TURN IT OVER TO MR. FREDERICK.
>> THANKS, CRYSTAL.
GOOD MORNINGS EVERYONE.
I'M KEVIN FREDERICK.
I'M THE +@FEDERAL SECURITY
DIRECTOR FOR TSA HERE IN
CHARLOTTE.
I WANT TO LET YOU KNOW THAT TSA
IS FULLY STAFFED, FUNCTIONAL,
READY TO HANDLE ANY OPERATIONS
+@
IS FULLY STAFFED, FUNCTIONAL, READY TO HANDLE ANY OPERATIONS BEFORE DURING, AND AFTER THE
+@
READY TO HANDLE ANY OPERATIONS BEFORE DURING, AND AFTER THE STORM.
AND I JUST WANT TO HAVE A +@
REMINDER, LIKE WE TALK EVERY
TIME WE HAVE THESE TYPE OF
EVENTS, REMEMBER TO PLAN AND
GET HERE EARLY, ESPECIALLY
DURING THE WEATHER RIGHT NOW.
THE ROADS ARE PROBABLY GOING TO
BE MORE IFFY THAN THEY ARE ON
THE +@RUNWAYS.
SO GET HERE TWO HOURS BEFORE A
DOMESTIC FLIGHT, THEY HOURS FOR
AN INTE+@RNATIONAL FLIGHT.
REMEMBER TO CHECK YOUR BAGS
BEFORE YOU LEAVE THE HOUSE.
GO THROUGH EVERY POCKET, MAKE
SURE THERE ARE NO PROHIBITED
ITEMS.
IF YOU DO AFTER PROHIBITED
ITEM, WE WILL FIND IT, IT WILL
SLOW DOWN THE PROCESS FOUR, FOR
EVERYBODY ELSE, AND YOU ARE
GOING TO FIND CIVIL AND
CRIMINAL PENALTIES.
YESTERDAY WE FOUND TWO FIREARMS
AT THE CHECKPOINT.
THAT MAKES 54 FOR THE YEAR.
LAST YEAR, ALL OF LAST YEAR, WE
FOUND 68.
SO WE'RE GOING TO EXCEED THAT
THIS YEAR.
NINE OUT OF TEN, THE OR
PROBABLY 10 OUT OF 10
PASSENGERS THAT WE FIND WITH
FIREARMS SAY THAT THEY DIDN'T
KNOW IT WAS IN THEIR BAG.
WELL, I'M HERE TO SAY IF YOU'RE
A GUN OWNER, YOU NEED TO KNOW
WHERE YOUR WEAPON IS AT ALL
TIME+@S.
SO CHECK FOR PLOIBTD ITEMS.
FROM A BROADER PERSPECTIVE, TSA
STOOD UP THEIR INCIDENT
MANAGEMENT GROUP AT TSA A
HEADQUARTERS ON TUESDAY.
THEY'RE MONITORING THE STORMS,
BOTH IN THE ATLANTIC AND THE
PACIFIC, AND THEY'RE ALLOCATING
RESOURCES ACCORDINGLY.
WE'VE GOT SUPPORT TEAMS THAT
WERE SENT FORWARD.
WE'VE GOT THEM PRE DEPLOYED IN
RALEIGH, ATLANTA, AND
NASHVILLE, READY TO HELP OUT IN
ANY AIRPORT THAT MIGHT NEED
EXTRA ASSISTANCE.
WE'VE GOT THREE VIPER TEAMS.
THOSE ARE SECURITY TEAMS THAT
HAVE BEEN SENT HERE TO
CHARLOTTE.
THEY ARE GOING TO HELP WITHOUT
ANY KIND OF SECURITY SITUATION
AND A TRANSPORTATION SYSTEM.
ESSENTIAL READY FOR ANY
EVENTUALITY.
WE'RE STAFFED UP AND READY TO
GO.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
SAFE TRAVELS, EVERYBODY.
I WILL LEAVE IT TO THE CAPTAIN.
>> GOOD MORNING.
+@
MY NAME IS NATHAN KING, CAPTAIN
WITH THE CHARLOTTE POLICE
DEPARTMENT TRANSPORTATION
DIVISION.
A COUPLE OF QUICK REMINDERS.
THE GENTLEMAN ALREADY MENTIONED
WE'RE GOING TO HAVE A LOT OF
CITIZENS THAT ARE PACKING IN
HAFT, MAKING QUIC+@K
PREPARATIONS.
PLEASE GO THROUGH YOUR BAGS,
ESPECIALLY CCW PERMIT HOLDERS
AND A CHECK FOR NO FIREARMS.
THE LAST THING WE WANT TO DO IS
ADD TO YOUR BURDEN WITH LEGAL
PROBLEMS IN STRESSFUL TIMES.
MOST OF THE WEAPONS FIND ARE
PERMIT HOLDERS, AND THEY SHOULD
BE AWARE OF WHERE THEIR WEAPON
IS.
IT IS PART OF THEIR LIFESTYLE.
AS MUCH AS AN ATHLETE OR ANYONE
ELSE WOULD CHECK THEIR GEAR
BEFORE THEY TRAVEL, YOU NEED TO
CHECK YOURS.
AID WANT TO STRESS THE
DIFFERENCE BETWEEN AN
INCONVENIENCE AND AN EMERGENCY.
WE WILL HAVE A FAIR AMOUNT OF
PEOPLE IN THE AIRPORT.
IT WILL BE +@INCONVENIENT.
THE HURRICANE IS GOING TO
DISRUPT LOTS OF PLANS.
THE POLICE DEPARTMENT WILL BE
DOING EVERYTHING IT CAN TO MAKE
IT CONVENIENT BUT THERE WILL BE
EMERGENCIES AND A SITUATIONS
THAT WILL OVERRIDE THAT.
OUR INTEREST IS IN PRESERVING
LIFE AND PROPERTY WHEN
POSSIBLE, AND SO IF THERE ARE
ROAD CLOSURES, WE ASK YOU TO
HONOR THAT.
IT IS NOT WORTH MAKING A FLIGHT
IF YOU +@LOSE YOUR LIFE DRIVING
TO THE.
WILL YOU FIND THAT THE AIRPORTS
WILL HAVE MORE OPERA BILL TEE
THAN SOME OF OUR ROADS.
DO NOT ENTER ROADWAYS WITH
STANDING WATER.
IT IS NOT WORTH MAKING YOUR
TRAVEL DESTINATION TO TAKE THAT
RISK WITH YOUR LIFE.
PLEASE PUT YO+@URSELF FIRST ABO
YOUR SCHEDULE, AND HONOR THE
EFFORTS BY FIRST RESPONDERS TO
PR+@OTECT YOUR LIFE AND YOUR +@
PROPERTY THERE.
WE HAVE A VERY SAFE FACILITY
HERE.
WE REALIZE AT SOME POINT PLAY
WILL GET SUSPENDED, AND WE WILL
HAVE PEOPLE HERE AT THE
AIRPORT.
IF YOU HAVE NOT OBSERVED THE
STAND DID YOU KNOW ALREADY, YOU
+@
CAN LOOK AT IT ON THE WAY OUT.
WE UNDERSTAND THERE WILL BE A
SURGE OF PEOPLE TRYING TO GET
THEIR TRAVEL IN.
WE UNDERSTAND ONCE THE NORMAL
OPERATIONS RESUMES THERE WILL
BE A LARGE AMOUNT OF POPULATION
TRYING TO CATCH UP, EITHER FOR
BUSINESS OR PERSONAL TRAVEL.
WE ARE PREPARED FOR.
THAT YOU WILL SEE THE STAFFING
REFLECT THAT.
DEPARTMENTWIDE, YOU HAVE
ALREADY HEARD THE CHIEF'S PRESS
CONFERENCE.
WE ARE READY.
WE HAVE EXTRA OFFICERS.
WE ARE READY FOR WHAT COMES.
WE LOOK FORWARD TO HELPING YOU
THROUGH STORE.
LOOK FORWARD TO SEEING YOU ON
THE OTHER SIDE.
THANK YOU VERY MUCH.
>> IF YOU GUYS HAVE QUESTIONS
WE WILL BRING THEM ALL BACK UP.
YOU GUYS COME ON UP.
GO AHEAD AND GO WITH YOUR
QUESTIONS.
>> THAT'S WHY WE SAW ALL THE
EXTRA UNITS TODAY.
POLICE.
THERE SEEMED TO BE A LOT OF
EXTRA UNITS.
>> THEY'RE NOT EXTRA UNITS.
THE DEAL IS THAT WE HAVE A LOT
OF HOURS CHAN+@GED.
RIGHT NOW THE STORM ISN'T HERE.
ONCE WE START HAVING ENTER
SECTIONS SHUT DOWN THEY WILL BE
ASSIGNED TO VARIOUS PROBLEMS.
THERE ARE NO PROBLEMS HERE,
UNLESS Y'ALL ARE GOING TO START
SOME, WHICH PLEASE DON'T.
WE'RE IN THE RADIANCE MODE+@
HERE.
+@
WE'RE IN THE RADIANCE MODE+@ HERE. THERE'S GOING TO BE POWER
OUTAGE.
SADLY ENOUGH THERE WILL BE
TRAFFIC COLLISIONS AND A SOME
OTHER THINGS THAT YOU ARE
SEEING US STAGED AND A READY.
>> Reporter: HOW MANY CANCELED
FLIGHTS HAVE THERE BEEN THIS
MORNING? +@
>> AS OF THIS MORNING FOR BOTH
OUR MAIN LINE +@AND REGIONAL
OPERATIONS WE'VE CANCELED A
LITTLE UNDER 100 FLIGHTS.
THOSE ARE TO THE DESTINATION OF
THE COASTAL CITIES IN WHICH THE
AIRPORTS ARE CURRENTLY CLOSED.
>> Reporter: CAN PEOPLE STILL
FLY INTO CHARLOTTE.
>> FROM THOSE AIRPORTS?
>> Reporter: FROM OTHER PLACES.
>> FROM OTHER PLACES, AS LONG
AS THE AIRPORT IS STILL OPEN,
THEY CAN STILL FLY INTO
CHARLOTTE, CORRECT.
>> Reporter: I HAD A QUESTION
ABOUT THE RUNWAY.
CAN YOU TELL US ABOUT THE CROSS-
WIND RUNWAY?
AT WOULD WIND SPEED WOULD YOU
GO TO THAT RUNWAY?
>> THAT'S DETERMINED BY THE
AIRLINES BUT SOMEWHERE AROUND
30 KNOTS OF SUST+@AINED WINDS,
+@
AIRLINES BUT SOMEWHERE AROUND 30 KNOTS OF SUST+@AINED WINDS, WOULD START CONSIDERING THAT.
>> Reporter: AND THERE'S JUST
ONE, RIGHT?
SO ALL FLIGHTS ARRIVING AND
DEPARTING?
>> RIGHT.
WHEN WE GET INTO A SITUATION
LIKE TH+@AT AND IT DOESN'T HAPP
VERY OFTEN, IT'S NORMALLY
SITUATIONS+@ LIKE THIS WE WOULD
GO TO ESSENTIAL A ONE RUNWAY
OPERATION.
TYPICALLY WE'RE RUNNING THREE.
WOULD IT HAVE A SIGNIFICANT
IMPACT ON OUR OPERATION.
AND HOPEFULLY WE DON'T GET
THERE.
RIGHT NOW LIKE I SAID WE'RE ON
THAT EDGE.
BUT IF WE NEED IT'S AVAILABLE.
A WE HAVEN'T BEEN USE IT FOR
THE LAST NONET BECAUSE OF
CONSTRUCTION, BUT WE'VE MADE
SOME ADJUSTMENTS SO THAT WE
HAVE IT AVAILABLE TO US.
>> Reporter: WHEN WAS THE LAST
TIME DID YOU USE IN THE.
>> WE TYPICALLY WOULD USE IT
WHEN WE'RE NOT UNCONSTRUCTION.
WE USE IT ON A +@FAIRLY REGULAR
BASIS.
SO +@IT'S NOT THAT ABNORMAL.
IT'S JUST FOR THE LAST SIX
MONTHS WE'VE BEEN WORKING ON THE
AIRFIELD.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> A COUPLE OF YEARS AGO.
I'VE BEEN HERE FOR ABOUT 22
YEARS, AND I THINK WE'VE USED
IT THAT WAY ABOUT FIVE TIMES
THAT IN TIME FRAME.
SO IT'S NOT VERY OFTEN.
THE WIND DIRECTION THAT THEY'RE
FORECASTING IS NOT OUR PRE
DOMESTIC ?ANT WIND DIRECTION.
AND SO THAT'S WHY WE ARE GOING
TO PO+@SSIBLY BE IN THAT TYPE O
SITUATION.
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> WELL, IF WE GET INTO A
SITUATION WHERE WE GET CAUGHT
AND WE CAN'T TAKE AIRCRAFT,
THEY WOUL+@D BE DIVERTED TO OTH
LOCATIONS BASED ON WHERE THE
FAA AND THE AIRLINES FEEL IS
THE SAFEST PLACE TO GO.
THERE'S NO RHYME OR REASON TO
THAT.
IT DEPENDS ON WHERE THE
AIRPLANE IS AND WHAT AIRPORT IS
WITHIN ITS VICINITY.
>> Reporter: GOING BACK TO THE
PROHIBITED ITEMS IS THIS A
COMMON THING THAT YOU GUYS SEE
WHEN+@ THERE ARE RUSHED THINGS
LIKE THIS, THAT PEOPLE AREN'T
CHECKING THEIR BAGS +@BEFORE TH
GO TO THE AIRPORT?
>> THAT IS A CONTRIBUTING
FACTOR.
PEOPLE ARE +@IN A RUSH.
THEY PICK BAGS OUT OF THE ATTIC
THAT THEY HAVEN'T USED IN MAYBE
YEARS, AND THERE COULD BE
SOMETHING IN THERE.
WE FOUND ABOUT A YEAR AGO WE
FOUND A BAG THAT SOMEONE BOUGHT
AT A GARAGE SALE BUT THEY
DIDN'T LOOK THROUGH IT.
+@
AT A GARAGE SALE BUT THEY DIDN'T LOOK THROUGH IT. SO THERE WAS A GUN IN THERE.
YOU NEED TO CHECK EVERY POCKET
INVESTOR BAG THAT YOU'VE GOT,
EVEN IF YOU'RE IN A RUSH,
BECAUSE YOU ARE GOING TO BE
DELAYED EVEN MORE IF WE FIND A
PROHIBITED ITEM IN THERE.
>> Reporter: I KNOW SOUTHWEST
SAID THEIR M+@ACHINES WERE
[INAUDIBLE]
>> I HAVE NO IDEA.
WE DO KNOW THAT SOUTHWEST HAS
SUSPENDED SERVICE FOR AT LEAST
THE NEXT TWO DAYS, BUT I +@DON'
KNOW WHY THEY WRAPPED
EVERYTHING.
THAT MIGHT BE PART OF THEIR
STANDARD PROCEDURE.
I DON'T KNOW WHY.
NO CLUE THERE.
>> Reporter: CAN YOU TELL US,
AMERICAN AIRLINES, HOW MANY
PEOPLE DID CHANGE THEIR
FLIGHTS?
>> WE DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT
NUMBERS BUT WE DO KNOW THAT THE
LOAD FACTOR TODAY IS AT 27%.
SO THE FACT THAT THIS IS A SLOW
MOVING STORM, OUR PASSENGERS
HAVE HAD THE OPPORTUNITY FOR +@
AWHILE NOW TO ACTUALLY MAKE
THOSE NECESSARY CHANGES TO
REBOOK THEIR FLIGHTS.
>> Reporter: WHAT WOULD BE
TODAY'S NORMAL LOAD FACTOR?
99%?
>> WELL, IT IS THE WEEKEND.
WE DON'T HAVE THOSE EXACT
NUMBERS, BUT IT WOULD BE MUCH
HIGHER THAN 27% BEING THAT WE
ARE AMERICAN'S SECOND LARGEST
HUB.
>> Reporter: WILL THERE BE -- I
TBHOA THE BAGS AND A ALL THAT
STUFF COMING BACK [INAUDIBLE]
+@>> WE'LL CONTINUE TO EVALUATE
THAT AS THE STORM MOVES THROUGH
AS WELL AS FOR OUR RECOVERY
EFFORTS.
SO WE DO HAVE AN A OPERATIONS
TEAM.
WE'RE HOSTING PLANNING CALLS
EVERY DAY TO EVALUATE WHAT WE
NEED TO DO TO MAKE SURE WE'RE
DOING WHAT'S IN THE BEST
INTEREST OF OUR CUSTOMERS. +@
>> Reporter: [INAUDIBLE]
>> SURE.
+@WE'VE BEEN ACTUALLY WORKING A
THIS FOR THE LAST FOUR OR FIVE
DAYS WITH OUR MAINTENANCE AND
OPERATIONS CREWS AND OUR
DEVELOPMENT STAFF.
WE HAVE A LOT OF CONSTRUCTION
GOING ON OUT HERE AT THE
AIRPORT. +@
SO IT TAKES A COUPLE OF DAYS TO
GET THOSE SITES PREPARED FOR
HEAVY RAIN AND WIND EVENT LIKE
WE'RE FORECASTED TO HAVE.
SO WE HAVE BEEN WORKING WITH
THE CONTRACTORS ON OUR PROJECT
TO MAKE SURE THAT THE SITES ARE
CLEANED UP.
WE'VE REMOVED ANYTHING THAT HAS
+@
THE POTENTIAL TO BLOW AROUND.
WE'VE CLEANED STORM DRAINS.
WE SPENT A LOT OF TIME CLEANING
STORM DRAINS TO MAKE SURE IF WE
DO HAVE THAT HEAVY RAIN THE
WATER FLOW WILL GET OFF THE
PAVEMENT AND OFF THE SURFACE AS
FAST AS POSSIBLE.
FROM AN OPERATIONS AND A
MAINTENANCE PERSPECTIVE, WE
HAVE INCREASED OUR INSPECTIONS
OF NOT ONLY +@JUST THE AIR FIEL
MOVEMENT AREAS BUT ALSO THE
RAMP+@ AREAS, WORKING WITH OUR
PARTNERS TO MAKE SURE THAT
WE'RE PUTTING OUR EYES ON THE
DIFFERENT THINGS THAT ARE ON
THE RAMP THAT CAN MOVE IN THE
WIND TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY'RE
ALL SECURE BEFORE THAT STARTS
REALLY HAVING AN EFFECT ON OWE
HE.
>> YOU HAVE BEEN LISTENING TO
CHARLOTTE DOUGLAS INTERNATIONAL
AIRPORT A HOLDING A PRESS
CONFERENCE, GIVING THE MINUTE
DETAILS OF THE AVIATION
INDUSTRY THAT SOME FOLKS JUST
AREN'T GOING TO UNDERSTAND.
BUT THE BOTTOM LINE HERE IS
THAT THE AIRPORT IS NOT GOING
TO SHUT DOWN FOR THIS STORM,
BUT THEY ARE SAYING THERE IS A @
TRAVEL ADVISORY UNPLACE.
AND FOLKS FLYING AMERICAN
SPECIFICALLY CAN REBOOK FLIGHTS
THAT HAVE BEEN IMPACT.
>> THAT'S RIGHT.
WE KNOW ABOUT 100 FLIGHTS HAVE
BEEN CANCELED, PRIMARILY
FLIGHTS THAT WERE GOING TO
THOSE COASTAL COMMUNITIES.
IF YOU ARE FLYING OUT CHECK
THAT FLIGHT STATUS AND GET
THERE EARLY.
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