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Southwest Airlines and AirTran cancel flights throughout D.C. area

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DC Aviation News Examiner

Southwest Airlines and its subsidiary, AirTran Airways, have each made service adjustments in advance of Hurricane Irene's arrival, to ensure the safety of the carriers' employees, customers and aircraft.

Southwest expects to cancel some 400 flights along the eastern seaboard through Monday. AirTran expects to cancel approximately 300 during the same time period.

Customers traveling to/from the following cities within the specified timeframe may change their reservation for another travel date, without penalty: Richmond, Va., Norfolk, Va., Newport News, Va., Ronald Reagan Washington National, Washington-Dulles International and Baltimore/Washington.

Customers holding reservations for travel to/from the affected cities starting Saturday thru Monday are eligible to reschedule their flight.

Aviation weather forecasts for major commercial airports in Virginia show Norfolk International Airport being hit the hardest with 40 knot winds gusting up to 60 at 11 a.m. EDT on Saturday.

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Keith Stein is an Aircraft Dispatcher and Student Pilot at a flight school in the Washington, D.C. area. He has extensive experience with Microsoft Flight Simulator and monitoring air traffic control communications. Keith has written about aviation since the mid-1990s.

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