Tropical Storm Nicole snarls travel in Florida, Orlando airport to suspend flights

Tropical Storm Nicole snarled Florida question connected Wednesday, prompting astatine slightest 1 airdrome to suspend operations arsenic forecasters warned of "hurricane conditions" for the state's eastbound coast.

Orlando International Airport said it would suspend operations from 4 p.m. ET connected Wednesday "until circumstances licence operations resume."

Miramar, Florida-based Spirit Airlines, said it would waive alteration fees and fare differences for Fort Lauderdale and Miami flights done Nov. 14 and Orlando flights done Nov. 16. The fund bearer said it would proceed waiving alteration fees aft that but that passengers would person to wage the quality successful fare.

Other airlines including JetBlue, which has a ample cognition successful Fort Lauderdale, and Southwest, American and Delta, besides waived fees for travelers affected by the storm.

The tempest is threatening the authorities astir a period and a fractional aft Hurricane Ian slammed into Florida, causing terrible harm successful the Fort Meyers and Naples areas and different parts of its Gulf Coast.

Spirit said Hurricane Ian outgo it up to $15 cardinal done the 4th fourth owed to little bookings and canceled flights.