Will hurricane Bill affect my flight from Hartford to DC to Copenhagen?
I am flying on Sunday evening from Hartford to Washington DC, then on to Copenhagen Denmark. I see the path of hurricane Bill may affect the flight. This is new for me-is there any chance my flight will be delayed or canceled???
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1 :
Anything is possible. Impossible to predict accurately four days away.
2 :
Bill will not have any impact on Copenhagen, and there is only a very slight chance it will have any impact on Harford, and less chance for DC. I base this on 5-day scientific probabilities for hurricane Bill here: http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/refresh/graphics_at3+shtml/083316.shtml?tswind120#contents At 72 hours (Sunday) the chart indicates a 5-10 percent chance of 39mph winds in Hartford caused by Bill. That appears to be the maximum risk along your flight path, and the risk is very, very low. Your flight would probably go as planned even with 39mph winds at Hartford. It is more likely your DC-Copenhagen pilots will take an alternate route across the Atlantic, i.e., fly around the hurricane. But you're good to go. Pack your bags.
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It might become a problem, Bill is heading in the direction of DC. As it is still 3 days from now, you might keep an eye on this map every now and then and see if the direction changes: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:2009_Atlantic_hurricane_season_summary_map.png (p.s the red one is Bill)
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As the other answers say, Bill is still a long way off and exactly what path it will take is unknown. Note that airports do NOT wait until the last moment to close. The airport authorities decide when to close (not the airlines). You need to keep watching the news and watch the airlines' website(s). If Bill begins to threaten the east coast you also need to call the airline to ask about changes (don't depend on the website to be updated more than once a day). If Bill does disrupt flights the airlines will rebook you on another flight - either earlier or later, or maybe via a different route (if that works). However, they won't change flights for free until the airlines' management OKs doing so. Be flexible and consider leaving early if your tickets/fare will allow. For example, if Bill threatens the Boston-Washington corridor then both of your airports may be affected. Remember there are flights to Copenhagen from other US cities, including Chicago. If Washington is affected you may still be able to get from Hartford to somewhere else with flights to Copenhagen.
5 :
Yes, your flight will be delayed. Bill will be near Boston Sunday as a CAT 1-2 Hurricane. Take an early morning flight to DC or get out before Sunday. There is a good chance Hartford could get a lot of flooding, and wind damage from this storm.
6 :
its possible, look at the raidar
