What Travelers Need to Know as Isaias Pushes Inland

Key Points:

• As Tropical Storm Isaias weakened and moved across Alabama, travel disruptions in the Southeast were minimal on Saturday morning, with some train and bus route closures but only a small percentage of flight delays and cancellations at major hubs like Atlanta, Charlotte, Nashville, and Birmingham.
• Flight delays and cancellations were significantly worse on Friday night, with over 100 flights canceled and more than 750 delayed between Atlanta and Charlotte airports, while several smaller Gulf Coast airports remained closed following the storm's landfall.
• Gulf Shores International Airport in Alabama reopened Saturday after power restoration and runway inspections, and major airlines such as American, Delta, United, and Southwest are allowing free flight changes for travelers affected by the storm through Sunday.
• Amtrak suspended its Mardi Gras and Crescent services between New Orleans, Mobile, and Atlanta due to the storm, with service resuming dependent on track and infrastructure assessments, while Greyhound and FlixBus warned of possible delays and cancellations on bus routes across the Southeast and Gulf Coast.
• Cruise operations at Port Tampa Bay and the Port of New Orleans are continuing as planned through the weekend despite the storm's impact.