US: How Hurricane Dorian is impacting Labor Day travel

Hurricane Dorian, currently a Category 5 storm, is tearing through the Abaco Islands in the Bahamas. It's expected to strike Grand Bahama, the northernmost island in the archipelago, late Sunday or early Monday before it nears the US coast, forecasters say. The National Hurricane Center called the weather event in the Abaco Islands "life-threatening," with reports of 220 mph wind gusts and a storm surge of 18 to 23 feet above normal tide levels. As of Sunday morning, airlines had cancelled over 335 Sunday flights to/from/within the United States and about 609 flights on Monday, according to flight tracking site FlightAware.com. Airlines have been issuing waivers for several days to travellers headed for destinations in the storm's projected path. American Airlines, Delta Air Lines, Southwest, JetBlue, Spirit, United and Frontier have all offered waivers on change fees for itineraries in potentially affected destinations. Destinations in Georgia and the Carolinas have joined airline advisories as the storm progresses northward. Orlando International Airport said it would remain open on Monday in light of the storm's shifting path. It initially announced it would cease operation at 2 a.m. Monday local time. Miami International Airport and Fort Lauderdale International Airport are both monitoring the storm's progress, according to advisories posted to their websites.<br/>